D802c
Cornsay Colliery
Cornsay
54.807282, -1.762737
Colepike & Ford Drifts
Opened:
Closed:
1868
20th c
Entry Created:
11 Aug 2022
Last Updated:
11 Aug 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Ferens & Love (1860s)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - Connected with the Ragpath Drift about a mile south via waggonway, this drift mine was the larger of the two. Nestled in the Throstlenest Plantation was a complex with two horizontal shafts, as well as a network of sidings. The wagonway continued to Hollinside Terrace (whichwas formerly the site of a Roman Aqueduct). It is unclear when exactly the mines fell out of use, but was probably the 1910s or 20s.
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