Willington Colliery, Edward Pit

HER Number:
1165

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington Colliery, Edward Pit

Place:
Willington

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Edward Pit was served by Willington Wagonway (HER ref. 1164). Opened in 1810 by Messrs Bell & Co.

Easting:
3149

Northing:
6841

Grid Reference:
NZ31496841

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1165 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1405623; Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/UK/1193 4175 27-FEB-1946; Roy Thompson, 2004, Thunder Underground - Northumberland Mine Disasters 1815-65, p 79-83