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Collieries in Northumberland and Durham
Compiled by Brian Pears
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- Haggs Lane Drift, nr Shildon
- Closed Jan 1964. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ206256, 54° 37' 30" N, 1° 40' 51" W, 18 miles [29 Km] W of Middlesbrough.
- Hamsteels Colliery, nr Esh Winning
- Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ182431, 54° 46' 57" N, 1° 43' 1" W, 13.5 miles [22 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Hamsterley Colliery, Hamsterley Colliery
- Opened c 1866. Closed 2 Feb 1968. Owners:- Hamsterley Coll'y Ltd; (1947) NCB. This was a drift. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ117565, 54° 54' 11" N, 1° 49' 3" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Handen Hold Colliery, West Pelton
- Closed 1 Mar 1968. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ233526, 54° 52' 3" N, 1° 38' 13" W, 7 miles [11 Km] S of Newcastle.
- Harbour House Drift, nr Leamside
- Closed Apr 1957. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ288471, 54° 49' 4" N, 1° 33' 6" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Harraton Colliery, nr Chester-le-Street
- Opened before 1794. Closed 29 May 1965. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ291539, 54° 52' 44" N, 1° 32' 47" W, 6.5 miles [11 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Hartley Colliery
- Opened before 1761.
- Harton Colliery, South Shields
- Opened 1810. Closed 25 Jul 1969. Owners:- Harton Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ362642, 54° 58' 16" N, 1° 26' 4" W, 7 miles [11 Km] E of Newcastle.
- Haswell Colliery
- Opened 2 Jul 1835. Owners:- Haswell Coal Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ375434, 54° 47' 2" N, 1° 25' 1" W, 14.5 miles [24 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Hauxley Colliery
- Owners:- Broomhill Collieries Ltd.
- Havannah Colliery, Hazlerigg
- A drift mine. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ217718, 55° 2' 25" N, 1° 39' 37" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] NNW of Newcastle.
- Hawthorn Combined Mine, nr Murton
- Opened 2 Jan 1960. Owners:- NCB. Drew coal from Elemore Colliery, Eppleton Colliery and Murton Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ390458, 54° 48' 20" N, 1° 23' 36" W, 14 miles [23 Km] SE of Newcastle.
- Hazard Pit
- A drift. Part of Blaydon Main Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ19166280, 54° 57' 34" N, 1° 42' 3" W, 4 miles [6 Km] W of Newcastle.
- Hazlerigg Colliery
- Owners:- Hazlerigg & Burradon Coal Co Ltd.
- Heaton Colliery
- Opened before 1832.
- Heaton Main Colliery
- Opened before 1828.
- Heavygate Pit
- Alias:- Furnace Pit. Ventilation. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1302058850, 54° 55' 27" N, 1° 47' 49" W, 8 miles [13 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Hebburn Colliery
- Opened before 1805. Owners:- Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co Ltd.
- Heddon Colliery
- Owners:- Throckley Coal Co Ltd.
- Hedley Colliery, South Moor
- Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ193524, 54° 51' 57" N, 1° 41' 57" W, 8 miles [13 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Hedley Hill Colliery
- Owners:- Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co Ltd.
- Herrington Colliery, New Herrington
- Closed Dec 1985. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Dorothea Colliery 29 Dec 1956. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ341533, 54° 52' 24" N, 1° 28' 7" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] SE of Newcastle.
- Herrington Mill Colliery, Penshaw
- Opened before 1812.
- Hetton Colliery, Hetton-le-Hole
- Includes:- Downs Pit. Opened before 1828. Closed 22 Jul 1950. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ360469, 54° 48' 56" N, 1° 26' 23" W, 12.5 miles [20 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Hetton Lyons Colliery
- Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
- Heworth Colliery
- Opened before 1826. Closed 29 Jun 1963. Owners:- Heworth Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ284605, 54° 56' 18" N, 1° 33' 24" W, 3 miles [4 Km] SE of Newcastle.
- High Marley Hill Drift, Byermoor
- Opened after 1947. Closed 29 Jun 1963. Owners:- NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ191572, 54° 54' 33" N, 1° 42' 7" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] SW of Newcastle.
- High Nettlesworth Colliery
- Absorbed into Sacriston Victoria Colliery c 1890.
- Hodgson's Field Colliery, Gateshead
- Opened before 1645.
- Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery, Crook
- Includes:- Hole-in-the-Wall Drift, Stonechester Drift, Dowfold Drift. Opened 1935. Closed 21 Nov 1964. Owners:- W. Craggs & Sons Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ168362, 54° 43' 13" N, 1° 44' 21" W, 18 miles [29 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Holmside Colliery
- Owners:- Holmside & South Moor Collieries Ltd.
- Holywell Main Colliery
- Opened before 1828.
- Hookergate Drift
- Part of Victoria Garesfield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1452258142, 54° 55' 4" N, 1° 46' 24" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Horden Colliery, Horden
- Closed Feb 1986. Owners:- Horden Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ442418, 54° 46' 9" N, 1° 18' 46" W, 14 miles [22 Km] NNW of Middlesbrough.
- Houghton Colliery, Houghton-le-Spring
- Closed Sep 1981. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ338504, 54° 50' 50" N, 1° 28' 25" W, 10 miles [16 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Howden Pit, Percy Main
- Opened before 1814.
- Humber Hill Drift
- Closed 9 Nov 1963. Owners:- Consett Iron Co. Part of Crookhall Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ140470, 54° 49' 3" N, 1° 46' 56" W, 12.5 miles [20 Km] SW of Newcastle.
- Hunter Pit
- Opened 1889. See Derwent Colliery.
- Hutton Drift
- Part of Chopwell Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11395871, 54° 55' 22" N, 1° 49' 20" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Hylton Colliery, Castletown
- Closed Jul 1979. Owners:- Wearmouth Coal Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ366583, 54° 55' 5" N, 1° 25' 44" W, 8 miles [13 Km] ESE of Newcastle.
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- Isabella Pit
- Opened 1780's. Same location as Sheriff Hill Colliery.
- Isabella Pit
- Part of Elemore Colliery.
- Iveston Colliery, Iveston
- Opened Jun 1839. Closed Jan 1892. Owners:- Black, Reay & Co; Consett Iron Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ133505, 54° 50' 57" N, 1° 47' 34" W, 11 miles [18 Km] SW of Newcastle.
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- Jane Pit
- Part of Eppleton Colliery.
- Jarrow Colliery
- Opened before 1815.
- John Pit, Chopwell
- Part of Whitefield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ120597, 54° 55' 54" N, 1° 48' 46" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Juliet Pit, Fatfield
- Opened before 1825.
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- Kenton Colliery
- Opened before 1828.
- Kibblesworth Colliery, Kibblesworth
- Opened before 1842. Closed 4 Oct 1974. Owners:- George Southern, John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Coal from Ravensworth Ann Colliery drawn here from 24 Apr 1973. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ243562, 54° 53' 59" N, 1° 37' 16" W, 4.5 miles [8 Km] S of Newcastle.
- Kibblesworth Grange Drift
- Opened 1914. Closed Dec 1932. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ249564, 54° 54' 6" N, 1° 36' 42" W, 4.5 miles [7 Km] S of Newcastle.
- Killingworth Colliery
- Opened before 1806.
- Killingworth West Moor Colliery, Killingworth
- Alias:- West Moor. Opened before 1829.
- Kimblesworth Colliery, Kimblesworth
- Closed Nov 1967. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ261469, 54° 48' 58" N, 1° 35' 38" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] S of Newcastle.
- King Pit, Wrekenton
- Opened before 1831.
- King Pit, Chopwell
- Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11815956, 54° 55' 50" N, 1° 48' 56" W, 9 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Kyo Wood Pit
- Opened before 1790. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1200061401, 54° 56' 49" N, 1° 48' 45" W, 8.5 miles [13 Km] W of Newcastle.
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- Lady Ann Colliery
- Alias:- Lambton Lady Ann Pit. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
- Lady Park Drift
- See Ravensworth Park Drift.
- Lady Pit
- Part of Elemore Colliery - half of George shaft.
- Lambton 'A' Pit
- Opened before 1794.
- Lambton 'B' Pit
- Opened before 1794.
- Lambton Colliery
- Opened before 1766.
- Lambton 'D' Colliery, Fencehouses
- Alias:- 'D' Lambton Colliery. Closed 27 Feb 1965. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ318507, 54° 51' 0" N, 1° 30' 17" W, 9 miles [15 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Lambton Lady Ann Pit
- Opened before 1794. See Lady Ann Colliery.
- Lanchester Towneley Drift, nr Towneley
- Closed Aug 1963. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ180461, 54° 48' 34" N, 1° 43' 12" W, 12 miles [19 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Langley Park Colliery, Langley Park
- Opened 1876. Closed 31 Oct 1975. Owners:- Consett Iron Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ211457, 54° 48' 20" N, 1° 40' 18" W, 11.5 miles [18 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Latter Day Saints Pit
- See Delves Colliery.
- Lawson's Main Colliery
- Opened before 1828.
- Leafield Colliery, Chester le Street
- Opened before 1814.
- Leasingthorne Colliery, nr Coundon
- Closed Mar 1967. Owners:- Dorman, Long & Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Dean & Chapter Colliery 1 Jan 1950. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ252304, 54° 40' 5" N, 1° 36' 33" W, 16 miles [26 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.
- Lee Pit, Chopwell
- Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ119598, 54° 55' 58" N, 1° 48' 51" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Lilley Drift Colliery
- Includes:- Alice Drift, Barlowfield Drift, Garesfield No 3 Pit, Garesfield No 4 Pit. Opened 1870s. Closed 5 Jan 1957. Owners:- Joseph Cowen & Co Ltd; (1899) Priestman Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ168591, 54° 55' 34" N, 1° 44' 16" W, 6 miles [10 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Linton Colliery
- Owners:- Ashington Coal Co Ltd.
- Lintz Colliery, nr Burnopfield
- Alias:- Anna Pit. Opened c 1855. Closed Mar 1929. Owners:- Lintz Coll'y Co; (1889) J. Shield, (1895) South Garesfield Coll'y Co Ltd. Closed 1885. Re-opened 1889. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ158561, 54° 53' 57" N, 1° 45' 13" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] SW of Newcastle.
- Little Burn Colliery, Meadowfield
- Closed Dec 1950. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ255395, 54° 44' 59" N, 1° 36' 14" W, 15 miles [24 Km] S of Newcastle.
- Long Benton Colliery
- Opened before 1760.
- Louisa Colliery, Stanley
- Alias:- Morrison North Pit. Owners:- Homside and South Moor Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged withMorrison Busty Colliery 31 Dec 1965 (1955?). Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ193527, 54° 52' 7" N, 1° 41' 57" W, 8 miles [13 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Low Moorsley Colliery, Houghton le Spring
- Opened before 1833.
- Low Nettlesworth Colliery
- Absorbed into Sacriston Victoria Colliery c 1890.
- Low Pit, Harraton
- Opened before 1815.
- Lucy Pit, Billy Row
- Alias:- West Lucy. Opened 1849. See Peases West Colliery and Roddymoor Colliery.
- Ludworth Colliery
- Owners:- Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co Ltd.
- Lumley Colliery
- Opened before 1799.
- Lumley New Winning
- Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
- Lumley Sixth Colliery, Lumley
- Closed 22 Jan 1966. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ309506, 54° 50' 57" N, 1° 31' 7" W, 9 miles [14 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Lyndsay Pit
- Part of Eppleton Colliery.
- Lynemouth Colliery, Lynemouth
- Includes:- Bewick Drift. Location:- (Sheet 81) NZ298905, 55° 12' 28" N, 1° 31' 54" W, 16 miles [26 Km] SSE of Alnwick.
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- Main Coal Drift
- Part of Charlaw Colliery.
- Mainsforth Colliery, Ferryhill Station
- Closed 6 Dec 1968. Owners:- Dorman, Long & Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Closed after flooding. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ307316, 54° 40' 42" N, 1° 31' 26" W, 13.5 miles [22 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.
- Malton Colliery, nr Lanchester
- Closed 22 Jul 1961. Owners:- Sir S.A. Sadler Ltd; (1947) NCB. Colliery was a group of small drifts. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ180461, 54° 48' 34" N, 1° 43' 12" W, 12 miles [19 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Margaret Colliery
- Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
- Maria Colliery
- Owners:- Throckley Coal Co Ltd.
- Marley Hill Colliery, Marley Hill
- Closed Mar 1983. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Linked with Clockburn Drift 1952. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ206575, 54° 54' 42" N, 1° 40' 43" W, 5 miles [8 Km] SW of Newcastle.
- Marshall Green Colliery, Witton-le-Wear
- Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ156317, 54° 40' 48" N, 1° 45' 29" W, 21 miles [33 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Mary Pit
- Opened 1850s. Closed 28 Mar 1953. A drift-mine. Part of Blaydon Burn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ16396212, 54° 57' 12" N, 1° 44' 39" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] W of Newcastle.
- Medomsley Colliery, Medomsley
- Includes:- Elm Park Drift. Opened c1841. Closed 6 Oct 1972. Owners:- Consett Iron Co; (1947) NCB. Shaft closed 2 Aug 1963, coal continued to be drawn from Elm Park Drift. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ115536, 54° 52' 37" N, 1° 49' 15" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] SW of Newcastle.
- Metal Bridge Drift, nr Ferryhill
- Closed Jul 1978. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ290350, 54° 42' 33" N, 1° 32' 59" W, 15.5 miles [25 Km] NW of Middlesbrough.
- Mickley Bank Colliery
- Owners:- R.J. Bewick & Bros.
- Mickley Colliery
- Owners:- Mickley Coal Co Ltd.
- Mickley Grange Colliery
- Owners:- R.J. Bewick & Bros.
- Middle Pit
- Part of Murton Colliery.
- Middridge Colliery
- Owners:- Weadale Steel, Coal & Coke Co Ltd.
- Middridge Drift, nr Shildon
- Closed Aug 1966. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ245268, 54° 38' 8" N, 1° 37' 13" W, 16 miles [25 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.
- Milkwellburn Brockwell Drift, Chopwell
- Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11305717, 54° 54' 33" N, 1° 49' 25" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Milkwellburn Colliery, Chopwell
- Includes:- Milkwellburn East Shaft, Milkwellburn Five-Quarter Drift, Milkwellburn Three-Quarter Drift,Milkwellburn Brockwell Drift.
- Milkwellburn East Shaft, Chopwell
- Alias:- East Pit. Closed before 1922. Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11215779, 54° 54' 53" N, 1° 49' 30" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Milkwellburn Five-Quarter Drift, Chopwell
- Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ110576, 54° 54' 46" N, 1° 49' 42" W, 9.5 miles [16 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Milkwellburn Three-Quarter Drift, Chopwell
- Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11035738, 54° 54' 39" N, 1° 49' 41" W, 9.5 miles [16 Km] WSW of Newcastle.
- Milner Pit
- Part of Blaydon Main Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ17836340, 54° 57' 53" N, 1° 43' 17" W, 4.5 miles [7 Km] W of Newcastle.
- Monkwearmouth Colliery
- See Wearmouth Colliery.
- Montagu Colliery
- Owners:- W. Benson & Son Ltd.
- Montague Main Colliery
- Opened before 1828.
- Morley Hill Colliery
- Opened before 1828.
- Morrison Busty Colliery, Annfield Plain
- Closed 5 Oct 1973. Owners:- Holmside and South Moor Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Louisa Colliery 31 Dec 1965 (1955?). Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ176508, 54° 51' 6" N, 1° 43' 33" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] SSW of Newcastle.
- Morrison North Pit
- Alias:- See Louisa Colliery.
- Morton Pit
- Opened before 1803.
- Mount Moor Colliery
- Alias:- Springwell (Vale Pit), Vale Pit. Opened before 1826. Closed May 1931. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ279577, 54° 54' 47" N, 1° 33' 53" W, 4 miles [7 Km] SSE of Newcastle.
- Mount Pleasant Colliery
- See Tin Mill Colliery.
- Murton Colliery, Murton
- Includes:- West Pit, Polka Pit, Middle Pit,East Pit, New Pit. Opened Apr 1843. Closed Nov 1991. Owners:- South Hetton Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Part of Hawthorn Combined Mine from 2 Jan 1960. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ399473, 54° 49' 8" N, 1° 22' 44" W, 13.5 miles [22 Km] SE of Newcastle.
- Murton Main Colliery
- Opened before 1828.