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Follonsby Colliery
Wardley, Gateshead
54.940467,-1.515603
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
8 Sept 2021
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
John Bowes & Co. (1911 - 1940s), Washington Coal Co. Ltd. (1940s - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Opened in 1911. Owned by Washington Coal Company until 1947 when it was taken over by the National Coal Board. In 1959 Wardley colliery took over Follonsby Colliery (which became known as Wardley No. 1 Pit. The pit closed in August 1974.
Ordnance Survey, 1899
Follonsby Colliery, date unknown. Source: Gatesheadhistory.com
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