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Coal was the bedrock of the North East. It facilitated economic and social change in every corner, enabling the region to thrive as an industrial powerhouse. Intense mining also led to terrible loss in countless disasters, and deprivation in the villages which depended on it. The Coals Archive intends to catalogue the area's rich mining history for a new generation, to ensure we never forget the sacrifice our ancestors made. 

Scroll down our comprehensive database to explore the hundreds of workings which became the arteries of our region's prosperity.

D44405

Last Updated

8 May 2025

Easington Colliery

Easington

54.790958, -1.321393

D66953

Last Updated

2 May 2025

Dawdon Colliery

Seaham

54.823493, -1.323484

N19532

Last Updated

24 Apr 2025

Etal Colliery

Slainsfield Pit

Ford

55.647123, -2.076634

N18513

Last Updated

24 Apr 2025

Etal Colliery

Etal Moor Pit

Etal

55.652248, -2.075600

N18513c

Last Updated

24 Apr 2025

Etal Colliery

3rd Pit

Etal

55.649598, -2.074700

N18513b

Last Updated

24 Apr 2025

Etal Colliery

Berryhill Pit

Etal

55.658961, -2.090713

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Background photo: View of Washington 'F' Pit, May 1965. Source: Tyne & Wear Archives

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