N11805
Choppington Colliery
Choppington, Northumberland
55.149869, -1.609040
A Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
7 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Lambert, Nicholson & Co. (1860s), Bebside Coal Co. (1880s), Bebside & Choppington Coal Co. (1880s), Choppington Collieries Ltd. (1930s - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
The 1865 Ordnance Survey map of this site shows the site of Choppington Colliery, including colliery buildings, a workers village and a blacksmith's workshop.
Ordnance Survey, 1898
Choppington Colliery, 1963. Source: John Parkin, Flickr
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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