NEHL - Shildon Colliery was located directly adjacent to Shildon Railway Station and the expansive sidings carriage sidings which would now lead to the Locomotion Museum.

The shaft was sunk in 1869 and employed over 350 within 15 years. Within this decade it became a sizeable complex, utilising two separate shafts and a number of railway sidings. It also supported the growth of New Shildon, with new terraces developing around the site alongside a mechanics institute on the other side of the railway.

The colliery was an early closer, ceasing in the 1920s.

The pit also had its own football team, with took part in the North Eastern League alongside Newcastle United, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Blyth Spartans. This was in 1924 so it is likely the aforementioned teams were fielding reserves and B teams in the league.