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Acomb Colliery

Acomb nr Hexham

54.989154, -2.117946

Opened:

Closed:

19th c

1952

Entry Created:

10 Jun 2022

Last Updated:

10 Jun 2022

Reclaimed

Condition:

Owners: 

Messrs. Stobart & Co. (1840s), J. Morrison & Co. (1860s), Messrs. Morrison (1880s), Tynedale Coal Co. Ltd. (1910s), Acomb Coal Co. Ltd. (1920s), National Coal Board (1947)

Description (or HER record listing)

NEHL - Mining at Acomb seemed to stop and start between the mid 19th century until 1909, when a larger complex opened until 1952. There were disused coal ovens up until this point in the area.

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