N11524
Seghill Colliery
Seghill
55.066609, -1.547196
Engine Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1824
1962
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
13 Jun 2022
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
Carr & Co. (1850s), Joseph Laycock & Co. (1860s), Seghill Colliery Ltd. (1940s - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
This is the site of a 19th century colliery. It is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map published in 1865. The site also had a brickworks which used mined fireclay to produce the likes of firebricks and other sanitary wares. The mined coal would be used to fuel the many kilns on the site.
Ordnance Survey, 1898
Seghill Colliery, 1925. Source: Suscram
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Site of Seghill Colliery looking westwards. What look like 2 concrete capped shafts can be seen in the field, as well as a related colliery building.
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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