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Abandoned Mine Information Pages - Index

Colliery Location Opened Closed
Backworth Colliery   Backworth     1818   Jun 1980
Bales Hush (Lead Ore)   Newbiggin        
Ballacorkish (Lead Ore)   Colby        1894
Bannerdale Mine (Lead Ore)   Bannerdale        1870
Bantling Castle Colliery   Annfield Plain        
Barbury (Fluorspar)   Ireshopeburn        
Barcombe Colliery   Bardon Mill        
Barcus Close Colliery   nr. Burnopfield        Apr 1966
Bardon Mill Colliery   Bardon Mill     1940   05 Nov 1973
Barley Hill Mine   Shotley Bridge        
Barlow Towneley Drift   Barlow        Oct 1961
Barlowfield Drift   Rowlands Gill        
Barmoor Colliery   Hepscott        1962
Barney Crag (Lead Ore)   Stanhope        
Barrack Main Colliery   Tow Law        
Barrowmouth (Gypsum)   Whitehaven        
Bashamere (Lead Ore)   Stanhope        
Beadnell Colliery   Beadnell        06 Jun 1897
Beamish Colliery   Beamish     1763   26 Mar 1966
Bearpark Colliery   Bearpark     1872   06 Apr 1984
Bearsmouth Colliery   Bellingham        
Bebside Colliery   Bebside, Blyth     May 1858   1926
Beldi Hill (Lead Ore)   Keld, Swaledale        
Beldon (Lead Ore)   Beldon Shield        
Bells House Colliery   Cornsay        1936
Bellshiel Colliery   Otterburn        28 Dec 1934
Belmont (Ironstone)   Guisbrough     1853   1933
Belmont Colliery   Pittington     1836   Bef. 1872
Benty Field (Lead Ore)   Alston        
Benwell Colliery   Benwell     1766   
Berkune (Iron Ore)   Lindal        
Berrier (Iron Ore)   Cleator Moor        
Bewicke Main Colliery   Birtley     1862   1932
Bigge Pit   Willington        
Bigge's Main Colliery   Wallsend        
Bigrigg (Iron Ore)   Bigrigg        
Bildershaw Colliery   nr. West Auckland        16 Oct 1956
Billerley Crags Drift   Wark        17 Nov 1930
Billing Shield (Fluorspar)   Westgate-in-Weardale        1920's
Billy Law Colliery   Tweedmouth        1890
Binchester Colliery   Westerton, Bishop Auckland     1855   1908
Birkby Colliery   Dearham        Mar 1950
Birker Moor (Iron Ore)   Boot        
Birks (Iron Ore)   Frizington        
Bishop Hill Colliery   Brampton        
Bishop Middleham Colliery   Bishop Middleham     1846   1936
Bishop's Close Colliery   Spennymoor     1860   01 May 1909
Bishop's Park Colliery   Bishop Auckland        
Bitchburn Colliery   Howden-le-Wear        
Black Boy Colliery   nr. Bishop Auckland     1830   1939
Black Horse Colliery   Evenwood        07 Feb 1925
Black Prince Colliery   Tow Law     1846   1933
Black Shield Bog Colliery   Plenmellor        1880's
Blackcleugh Colliery   Alston        23 Jul 1936
Blackdene (Lead Ore)   St. Johns Chapel        
Blackfield Colliery   Tow Law        17 Sep 1928
Blackhall Colliery   Blackhall     1909   16 Apr 1981
Blackhouse Colliery   Birtley     1913   May 1932
Blackton Colliery   Baldersdale     1921   Jun 1927
Blagill Colliery   Alston        1952
Blagill Mine   Alston Moor        
Blaydon Burn Colliery   Blaydon Burn     1850s   03 Nov 1956
Blaydon Main Colliery   Blaydon     bef. 1828   Mar 1921
Bleagill (Lead Ore)   Stanhope        
Blenkinsop Colliery   Haltwhistle     Bef. 1842   2002
Blueheaps (Lead Ore)   Killhope        
Boaterby (Gypsum)   Cotehill, Carlisle        
Boldon Colliery   Boldon Colliery     1869   24 Jun 1982
Bollyhope Burn (Lead Ore)   Weardale        
Bolton Colliery   Mealsgate        
Boltsburn (Lead Ore)   Rookhope        
Borrowdale Colliery   Brough        Dec 1934
Borrowdale Plumbago Mines   Seathwaite, Borrowdale        
Bounder House Quarry (Ganister)   Tow Law        
Bowburn Colliery (original)   Bowburn        bef. 1894
Bowden Close Colliery   Helmington Row     1845   Jun 1930
Bower Colliery   Tarset, Bellingham        07 Jul 1927
Bowes Hill Colliery   Butterknowle        31 Nov 1929
Boyne Colliery   Durham        
Brancepeth Colliery   Willington     1840   22 Jul 1967
Brandon Colliery   Brandon     1856   15 Mar 1968
Brandon Pit House Colliery   Brandon     1836   15 Mar 1968
Brandon Walls (Lead Ore)   Weardale        
Branthwaite Colliery   Branthwaite        1921
Brasside Colliery   Belmont, Durham        1924
Brayton Domain Colliery   Aspatria        bef. 1947
Brayton Knowle Colliery   Baggrow        1918
Broadleyhill (Lead Ore)   Stanhope        
Broom Park Colliery   Bearpark        
Broomhill Colliery   nr. Amble        1961
Broomshields Drift   Tow Law        1927
Broomside Colliery   Belmont, Durham        1890
Broughton Moor Colliery   Broughton Moor        01 Mar 1924
Browney Colliery   Brandon     1871   Jul 1938
Brownley Hill Mine (Lead Ore)   Alston        Aug 1937
Brownrigg Colliery   Otterburn        Mar 1905
Brundholme (Lead Ore)   Glenderaterra Valley, Keswick        
Brusselton Colliery   nr. West Auckland     1834   07 June 1968
Brusselton Tower Colliery   nr. West Auckland     1925   1968
Bryan's Leap Colliery   Rowlands Gill        1950
Buckhill Colliery   Great Broughton        27 Nov 1932
Bullgill Colliery   Bullgill, Maryport        1910?
Bullocks Hall Colliery   Chevington        Dec 1933
Burdon Main Colliery   North Sheilds     1811   
Burned Edge Mine   Staffield        
Burnhope (Lead Ore)   Edmondbyers        1887
Burnhope Colliery   Burnhope     Apr 1850   22 Jul 1949
Burnhouse Colliery   Coanwood        1950
Burnopfield Colliery   Burnopfield     1742   09 Aug 1968
Burradon Colliery   Burradon     1820   Nov 1975
Burtree Pasture (Lead Ore)   Cowshill, Weardale        
Bush Blades Colliery   Collierly        
Butterknowle Colliery   Butterknowle        1950
Byermoor Colliery   Byermoor     1860   02 Feb 1968
Byers Green Colliery   Byers Green     1841   Jun 1931
Byron Drift   Greenhead        05 Aug1927


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