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Pontop Colliery
Annfield Plain
54.860364, -1.748323
South Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1839
Unknown
Entry Created:
26 Sept 2022
Last Updated:
26 Sept 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Lady Windsor & John Simpson (1760s), John Bowes & Co. (1850s), Marley Hill Coal Co. (1860s), John Bowes & Co. (1880s)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - Wedged between South Derwent Colliery and East Castle Colliery stood Pontop Colliery from the 1830s. This working was part of an extensive railway network which joined the Stanley to Consett NER line, and encompassed no less than 6 seperate colliery sites. Pontop Colliery was one of the biggest, with various ground level facilities, two pit heaps and two reservoirs.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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