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South Birtley Colliery
Birtley
54.887855, -1.573960
Opened:
Closed:
1866
1922
Entry Created:
31 May 2022
Last Updated:
31 May 2022
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
J.F Swinburn (1880s), Allison & Cockburn (1880s), William Allison (1890s), F. J. Allison (1910s)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - The Durham Record Office note this pit has contesting dates of opening - 1866 and 1802. The mine is not visible on maps written up in the 1850s, so it is more likely to have opened in 1866. It neighboured South Birtley Brick & Tile Works, and was connected to Durham Road via a short footpath.
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