D2947B
Eldon Colliery
Shildon
54.647397,-1.630937
South Durham Colliery
Northern Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1829
1932
Entry Created:
8 Nov 2021
Last Updated:
17 Apr 2023
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Joseph Pease (1850s), Smithson & Co. (1860s), South Durham Coal Co. (1880s), Pease & Partners Ltd. (1903), Dorman Long (1940s), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - The Eldon Colliery was a substantial complex north east from Shildon. It was operated by the South Durham Coal Co. as well as part of the Dorman Long supply chain until nationalisation in the 40s.
The complex had at least two shafts, as well as a row of coke ovens on its eastern side and a brick works on its west. It is one of a vast number of pits in a dense area on the Durham coalfield.
Ordnance Survey, 1920
Postcard of Eldon Colliery, undated.
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