Remains of Westoe Colliery Shaft

This structure was added to the South Tyneside local list in 2023. The local list description reads:
' Westoe Colliery opened in 1909 it was owned by the Harton Coal Company. It was modernised in 1957. Sinking of the new 1600-foot Crown Shaft started in August 1959 and completed in December 1961 and a new tower was built at the surface.
In 1980 over 2,500 people worked there. It closed in May 1993 and the tower was demolished in April 1994.
The site is now occupied by houses and is called Westoe Crown Village named after the colliery shaft.
Westoe Colliery as one of the largest and important employers in the town had great economic, social and political importance and was a massive loss to the town.'