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Morrisfield Coal Pits
Axwell Park, Gateshead
54.955460,-1.707207
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
8 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Whickham Grand Lease group
Description (or HER record listing)
In the last two decades of the 16th century the Whickham Grand Lease group had pits in Axwell Morrisfield. This was free draining. A Grand Lease watercourse running to Swalwell Bank may date from this time. The pits continued in production until the 1650s. They were not exhausted until 1712.
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