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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.

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Last Updated

9 Jul 2025

Ushaw Moor Colliery

Ushaw Moor

54.779699, -1.660835

s019A

Last Updated

7 Jul 2025

Sacriston Colliery

Sacriston

54.825937, -1.633143

6029

Last Updated

2 Jul 2025

Bagnall Colliery

Whickham

54.941828, -1.697741

WW26

Last Updated

2 Jul 2025

Clockburn Wood Waggonway

Whickham

54.931881, -1.697839

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Last Updated

2 Jul 2025

Windy Hill, coal pit

Whickham

54.932829, -1.696544

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Last Updated

2 Jul 2025

Long Hill, coal shaft

Whickham

54.929479, -1.692011

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

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