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Eltringham Colliery
Prudhoe
54.961648, -1.869912
Opened:
Closed:
1880s
20th c
Entry Created:
10 Mar 2023
Last Updated:
10 Mar 2023
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
Eltringham Colliery Co. (1880s), West Mickley Coal Co. Ltd. (1900s), Eltringham Coal Co. (1930s)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - Eltringham Colliery stood adjacent to the brick works of the same name against the banks of the Tyne through the last decades of the 19th century and the first few of the 20th. It was connected by rail to the Newcastle and Carlisle line, with a significant number of sidings encircling the winding engine and shaft. There was also a large waste heap to to the south of the complex.
At its peak in 1902, 319 people worked above and below ground.
Ordnance Survey, 1896
Eltringham Colliery and pipeworks, circa 1910. Source: Prudhoe Local History Society (https://www.prudhoelocalhistory.com/station-gate-eltringham.html). No known copyright issues.
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Photograph of the old colliery stables in 1992, which were demolished for residential. Source: Prudhoe Local History Society (https://www.prudhoelocalhistory.com/station-gate-eltringham.html). No known copyright issues.
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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