Tyne and Wear HER(1765): Heaton Banks Colliery, Thistle Pit - Details
1765
Newcastle
Heaton Banks Colliery, Thistle Pit
Heaton
NZ26NE
Industrial
Coal Mining Site
Coal Workings
Post Medieval
C18
Documentary Evidence
"Thistle Pit" shown on 18th century "Plan of Heaton Estate". Grid ref is approximate. The Thistle Pit was won in 1736. It used the pillar and stall method of working which was common practice in Northumberland and Durham. The Heaton Colliery was managed by John Bullock until 1733 when he was succeeded by Nicholas Walton. Pit had been sealed and planted over with trees by 1815.
2662
6592
NZ26626592
<< HER 1765 >> Plan - ref. C188 of Heaton Estate, Northumberland Records Office- ZRI 50/9