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Widdrington Colliery
Widdrington
55.256439, -1.620219
Sisters Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1873
1900s
Entry Created:
9 Aug 2022
Last Updated:
9 Aug 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
William Barkus (1860s), Widdrington Coal Co. (1880s)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - Widdrington Colliery operated two collieries along a stretch of colliery railway from the East Coast Main Line. Sisters Pit was the younger of the two, and operated until around the 1900s or early 1910s. A community had been built round this pit which has since disappeared, including a Methodist Chapel and a school.
There was also a ropeway for carrying coal to the screens.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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