Bensham Colliery

Tyne and Wear HER(6914): Bensham Colliery - Details

HER Number:
6914

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Bensham Colliery

Place:
Bensham

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Opened before 1743. There was an explosion in 1710 which killed up to 80 people.

Easting:
245

Northing:
621

Grid Reference:
NZ245621

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
http://www.dmm.org.uk