N11695
Black Close Colliery
Ashington, Northumberland
55.168258, -1.560264
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3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Redeveloped
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Description (or HER record listing)
This is the site of an 18th century colliery which belonged to the Duke of Portland. It opened in 1755 and closed in 1846. Historical documents record that a waggonway was built from the colliery to the River Wansbeck in 1755.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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