Oakwellgate Colliery
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Gateshead
½ miles [1 km] N of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ259638, 54° 58' 6" N, 1° 35' 42" W |
| Opened: |
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| Owners: |
1850's - Messrs. Easton & Co. |
Description
Oakwellgate Colliery is situated within the borough of Gateshead. It has its shaft and above ground workings near the street from which the colliery takes its name. It was commenced about 20 years ago, and is the property of Messrs. Easton. Coals are shipped at Oakwellgate staith, on the Tyne.
A History of Coal, Coke, Coalfields
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Oakwellgate Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Oakwellgate Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- A History of Coal, Coke, Coalfields and Iron Manufacture in Northern England by William Fordyce published in 1860
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