High Thornley, Garesfield Colliery, First Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(6946): High Thornley, Garesfield Colliery, First Pit - Details

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HER Number:
6946

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
High Thornley, Garesfield Colliery, First Pit

Place:
High Thornley

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

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:
First Pit - part of Garesfield Colliery (HER 3372). Opened circa 1800, closed 29 January 1960. Owned by Marquis of Bute, then Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.

Easting:
165

Northing:
601

Grid Reference:
NZ165601

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
http://www.dmm.org.uk; Colliery Engineering, March 1933, "The Consett Colleries"

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