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Wearmouth Coal Company

The Sunderland coal company that sank Hylton Colliery from 1897 and owned it until nationalisation in 1947. It took its name from the Wearmouth colliery on the opposite bank of the river.

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Hylton Colliery Tyne and Wear 1897–1947

Record created: 3 September 2026 · Last researched: 3 September 2026

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