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Whitwell, Coal Shaft
Whitwell
54.751421, -1.522712
Opened:
Closed:
Unknown
19th c
Entry Created:
17 Oct 2022
Last Updated:
17 Oct 2022
Reclaimed
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Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - An old shaft can be seen on the 1861 Ordnance Survey map in this location. There is a chance it was a ventilation shaft for the nearby Whitwell Colliery, though this had disappeared by the 1890s.
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Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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