Westerton Old Pit
Opened/Sunk: 1840, as referenced: Durham County Record Office, ref. NCB 24/117
Closed: 1934-38, as referenced: Durham County Record Office, ref. NCB 24/117
Location: -
Map Reference: 34SE
OS Edition: 1st: 1857, 2nd: 1898, 3rd: 1924, 4th: 1939
Details
Company/Proprieter
Wood, Nich. & partners- W. Fordyce, "A History of Coal, Coke, Coal Fields..." London, 1860 (page 45, list of collieries in 1843) (Durham County Record Office Library)
- T.Y. Hall, 'Abstract of the Alphabetical List of Pits in Mr. T.Y. Hall's paper on the Great Northern Coal Field... 1854', published in "North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions", Vol. 3, Newcastle, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
- T.Y. Hall, 'Alphabetical List of Pits in Durham and Northumberland', published in 'North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions', Vol. 2, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
- W. Whellan, "Directory of the County of Durham", London,1856 (Durham County Record Office Library)
- W. Fordyce, "A History of Coal, Coke, Coal Fields..." London, 1860 (main text of book) (Durham County Record Office Library)
- T. Whellan, "Directory and Topography of the County of Durham with newcastle-upon-Tyne", Preston,1865 (Durham County Record Office Library)
- F. Whellan, "History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham", London,1894 (Durham County Record Office Library)
- "Potts' Mining Register and Directory for the Coal and Ironstone Trades of Great Britain & Ireland", North Shields 1895 (Tyne & Wear Archives Service Library)
Other Notes
called Westerton Colliery in 1857Area Map
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