Coal mines in Tyne and Wear

Commodity: Coal · Region: Tyne and Wear

Mine	Worked	Commodities
Backworth Colliery	1818–1980	Coal, Fireclay
Bigge Pit, Willington	18th century–1889	Coal
Blaydon Burn Colliery	1850s–1956	Coal, Fireclay
Blucher Colliery	1800–27 January 1956	Coal
Boldon Colliery	1869–24 June 1982	Coal
Burdon Main Colliery	1811–After 1860	Coal
Byermoor Colliery	1860–1968	Coal
Chopwell Colliery	From 1781–25 November 1966	Coal
Clara Vale Colliery	1893 (sinking from 1891)–1966	Coal
Coronation Pit, Walbottle	1820–20 August 1954	Coal
Coxlodge Colliery	Before 1821–16 June 1894	Coal
Dudley Colliery	From 19 April 1854 (sinking)–1977	Coal
Dunston Colliery	1875 (first sunk 1873)–1947	Coal
Earsdon Colliery	1823–22 June 1934	Coal
East Holywell Colliery	1828 or 1872–1973	Coal
East Walbottle Colliery	1908–1966	Coal
Elswick Colliery	Before 1828–1940s	Coal
Emma Colliery	1845 (sinking begun)–19 April 1968	Coal
Eppleton Colliery	1833–1986	Coal, Fireclay
Fatfield Colliery	from 1700s	Coal
Felling Colliery	1779–1931	Coal
Follonsby Colliery	By 1909 (sinking)–8 August 1974	Coal
Garesfield Colliery	1800–29 January 1960	Coal, Fireclay
Gosforth Colliery	1825–1884	Coal
Harraton Colliery	Before 1794–1965	Coal
Hazard Colliery	1818–1935	Coal
Hazlerigg Colliery	1892–1964	Coal, Fireclay
Heaton Main Colliery	1792–1852	Coal
Hebburn Colliery	1792–1932	Coal
Herrington Colliery	1874–1985	Coal, Fireclay
Hetton Colliery	1820 (sinking)–11 July 1950	Coal
Heworth Colliery	1821 (High Heworth from 1710)–29 June 1963	Coal
Houghton Colliery	1823 (sinking)–26 September 1981	Coal
Hylton Colliery	1900–13 July 1979	Coal
Jarrow Colliery	1801 (sinking)–1851	Coal
Marley Hill Colliery	1840–1983	Coal
Montagu Colliery	1750–13 November 1959	Coal
Newbottle Colliery	1774 (sinking began 10 August 1774)–1956	Coal, Fireclay
North Hetton Colliery	1821 (sinking also dated 1826)–1935	Coal
North Walbottle Colliery	1891–1968	Coal
Paradise Colliery	1819–1848	Coal
Rainton Plain Pit	from 1817 (sinking)	Coal
Redheugh Colliery	1872–28 May 1927	Coal
Rising Sun Colliery	1908–26 April 1969	Coal
Ryhope Colliery	1857 (sinking)–25 November 1966	Coal
Seaton Burn Colliery	1844–17 August 1965	Coal, Fireclay
Sheriff Hill Colliery	By 1793–By 1895-97	Coal
Silksworth Colliery	1869–6 November 1971	Coal
South Garesfield Colliery	1865–February 1960	Coal, Fireclay
Spital Tongues Colliery	1835 (sinking from 1833)–1858 (some accounts 1860)	Coal
Springwell Colliery	1826–1932	Coal
St Hilda’s Colliery	1810–1940	Coal
Stargate Colliery	1800 (sinking begun)–29 June 1963	Coal
Stormont Main Colliery	from By 1831	Coal
Team Colliery	1726–1973	Coal
Throckley Colliery	1867–1954	Coal
Tyne Main Colliery	1798–1926	Coal
Usworth Colliery	1845–1974	Coal
Walker Colliery	1762–1920	Coal
Wallsend Colliery	1778–1935	Coal
Wardley Colliery	1855–8 August 1974	Coal
Washington F Pit	1777–21 June 1968	Coal
Washington Glebe Colliery	1904–4 August 1972	Coal
Watergate Colliery	1924–20 August 1964	Coal
Wearmouth Colliery	1826-1834 (sinking)–1993	Coal
Weetslade Colliery	1903–10 September 1966	Coal
West Holywell Colliery	By 1828–1861	Coal
West Moor Colliery	Before 1806–By 1900	Coal
Whitburn Colliery	May 1879–1968	Coal

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