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N9399C
Stiddlehill Colliery
Bellingham
55.150639, -2.132835
Ridsdale Colliery
Foaly (Folly) Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Unknown
1931
Entry Created:
16 May 2022
Last Updated:
30 Dec 2025
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
William Mundle (1880s), Edward Armstrong (1890s), Tyne Rede Mines Co. (1920s), Ernest Barker (1920s)
Description (or HER record listing)
A colliery once operated at Stiddlehill, apparently between 1873 and 1920. The remains of a shaft, a blocked drift mine entrance, stone chimney and a short length of railway are still visible, although there is no trace of associated buildings or pit machinery.
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