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Derwent Colliery

Medomsley

54.886463, -1.810444

Hunter's Colliery

William Pit

Opened:

Closed:

1856

1964

Entry Created:

11 Jul 2022

Last Updated:

11 Jul 2022

Reclaimed

Condition:

Owners: 

Edward Richardson & Co. (1850s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1860s), National Coal Board (1947)

Description (or HER record listing)

NEHL - This mid 19th century pit was opened in the village of Medomsley by Edward Richardson. Early maps from the 1860s indicate a fairly large scale operation with multiple railway sidings, an on-site smithy and various shafts dotted around the village. It was also linked to the Pontop & South Shields Railway.

Ordnance Survey, 1896

Ordnance Survey, 1896

Derwent Colliery, undated. Unknown Source

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Derwent Colliery, undated. Unknown Source

Derwent Colliery, undated. Unknown Source

Historic Environment Records

Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past

Tyne and Wear: Sitelines

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