South Tyne Colliery (Haltwhistle)
Coal mine. (1)
South Tyne Colliery, c.1871-1930s. Standing remains include a two-storey row which housed blacksmith and joiners shop, stores and offices. Also a chimney (NY 76 SW 130), engine beds, engine house (NY 76 SW 65) and a blocked adit. (2)
A shaft pit was established at South Tyne colliery by the mid-19th century. It employed up to 700 men and closed in the 1920s. (3)
The site is described as a coal depot on 1st edition OS map. Other remains include a waggonway (NY 76 SW 123) and air shaft, as well as a level entrance. (4)
On 2nd edn mapping, wagonway is marked, but none of the other elements are. (5a)
Worked the Little Limestone Coal c.1902. Worked by Alderman Huspith, the royalty was owned by Messrs Adamson, Lords of the Manor of Haltwhistle. The pit closed in 1931. (5b)
The wagonway described above was seen as an earthwork on air photographs from 1946. There are several buildings and quarries in the vicinity which may also be associated with the colliery. (5c)
South Tyne Colliery was established in the 1870s. It closed down in the 1920s or 1930s. Features recorded as being on the site include a coal depot, waggonway, an air shaft, joiners shop, blacksmith, stores and offices, chimney, engine beds, engine house and blocked adit. (5d)
South Tyne Colliery, c.1871-1930s. Standing remains include a two-storey row which housed blacksmith and joiners shop, stores and offices. Also a chimney (NY 76 SW 130), engine beds, engine house (NY 76 SW 65) and a blocked adit. (2)
A shaft pit was established at South Tyne colliery by the mid-19th century. It employed up to 700 men and closed in the 1920s. (3)
The site is described as a coal depot on 1st edition OS map. Other remains include a waggonway (NY 76 SW 123) and air shaft, as well as a level entrance. (4)
On 2nd edn mapping, wagonway is marked, but none of the other elements are. (5a)
Worked the Little Limestone Coal c.1902. Worked by Alderman Huspith, the royalty was owned by Messrs Adamson, Lords of the Manor of Haltwhistle. The pit closed in 1931. (5b)
The wagonway described above was seen as an earthwork on air photographs from 1946. There are several buildings and quarries in the vicinity which may also be associated with the colliery. (5c)
South Tyne Colliery was established in the 1870s. It closed down in the 1920s or 1930s. Features recorded as being on the site include a coal depot, waggonway, an air shaft, joiners shop, blacksmith, stores and offices, chimney, engine beds, engine house and blocked adit. (5d)
N6719
Victorian (1837 to 1901)
Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
FIELD SURVEY, RCHME: North Pennines Industrial Archaeology Project ; RCHME
FIELD SURVEY, RCHME: North Pennines Industrial Archaeology Project ; RCHME
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