sacr01b
Black Burn, coal shaft
Sacriston
54.824173, -1.619152
Opened:
Closed:
pre-1850s
Unknown
Entry Created:
21 Dec 2023
Last Updated:
21 Dec 2023
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - A coal shaft is illustrated as 'old' at this location in the 1850s, and persisted into the 20th century. It isn't known whether this was an isolated working, or part of a wider network and its ventilation.
The shaft may potentially still be in situ. The area is covered in woods, but in the 1940s was just a small cluster of trees enclosing the shaft.
Ordnance Survey, 1861
The site of the shaft is neighbouring the sewage works which is still extant. Source: Historic England Photograph: raf_cpe_uk_2352_rp_3357 flown 04/10/1947
Have we missed something, made a mistake, or have something to add? Contact us
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
​
HER information as described above is reproduced under the basis the resource is free of charge for education use. It is not altered unless there are grammatical errors.
Historic Maps provided by
