Porter and Latimer

The owners of Spital Tongues (Leazes Main) Colliery in Newcastle, who built the Victoria Tunnel in 1839-42 to carry its coal under the town to the Tyne.

Mines operated

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Spital Tongues Colliery Tyne and Wear 1835–?

Record created: 4 October 2026 · Last researched: 4 October 2026

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