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Durham Collieries search results

Browse by Colliery

The following is an alphabetical list of collieries in County Durham, from c.1850 to c.1990. Please click on a colliery name for further information or click on an initial letter to jump to collieries in that section.

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  • Black Boy Colliery (Coundon Grange)
  • Black Boy Colliery (Gurney Pit) (Coundon Grange)
  • Black Diamond Colliery (Lynesack & Softley)
  • Black Horse Colliery (Wackerfield)
  • Black Horse [Colliery] (Evenwood)
  • Black Prince Colliery (Cornsay)
  • Blackburn Fell Drift (Lamesley)
  • Blackfield Colliery (Wolsingham (Thornley))
  • Blackhall Colliery (Monk Hesleden)
  • Blackhill Colliery (Benfieldside)
  • Blackhouse Colliery (Birtley)
  • Blakely Colliery (Witton-le-Wear)
  • Blaydon Burn Colliery (Winlaton)
  • Blaydon Cowens [Colliery] (Winlaton)
  • Blaydon Main Colliery [1] (Winlaton)
  • Blaydon Main Colliery [2] (Winlaton)
  • Blaydon Main Hazard [Pit] (Winlaton)
  • Blaydon Main Milner [Pit] (Winlaton)
  • Blaydon [Colliery] (Winlaton)
  • Blossom Pit (Hetton-le-Hole)
  • Blue House Drift (West Auckland)

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