N24008
Prudhoe Main Colliery
Prudhoe, Northumberland
54.968275,-1.836805
West Wylam Colliery
James Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
22 Sept 2021
Owners:
Mickley Coal Co. (1880s - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Former coal mine marked on first edition Ordnance Survey map of about 1860. Marked as 'Old Shaft' on the second edition map of about 1897.
Ordnance Survey, 1898
West Wylam Colliery, undated. Source: prudhoelocalhistory.org
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