Lady Seaham Pit, north of Low Pittington (Pittington)
The Lady Seaham Pit was sunk in 1836 and is shown as active on Ordnance Survey maps of the 1860s and 1890s (1). The maps show a large circular spoil heat with pit buildings to the immediate north-west. The Ordnance Survey map of 1923 shows the pit as 'disused' with the buildings demolished by 1951 (1). The pit was served by a short spur of railway line named the Lady Seaham Branch. In 2013 a geophysical survey of the field containing the pit was conducted (E47350). This revealed numerous ferrous anomalies consistent with the former industrial use (2).
D46758
Hanoverian (1714 to 1837)
Mid 20th Century (1933 to 1966)
Mid 20th Century (1933 to 1966)
Geomagnetic Survey at Field House Farm, Pittington 2013; GSB Prospection Ltd
Evaluation at Field House Farm, West Rainton, County Durham 2017; Pre-Construct Archaeology DOI:10.5284/1050665
Excavation at Lady Seaham Pit, West Rainton, County Durham 2018; Pre-Construct Archaeology
Evaluation at Field House Farm, West Rainton, County Durham 2017; Pre-Construct Archaeology DOI:10.5284/1050665
Excavation at Lady Seaham Pit, West Rainton, County Durham 2018; Pre-Construct Archaeology
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