Chance Pit
| Location: |
Throckley
7 miles [11 km] WNW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ149669, 54° 59' 49" N, 1° 45' 59" W |
| Opened: |
1756 |
| Closed: |
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| Sinking Started: |
24 May 1756 |
| Pits: |
Chance Pit |
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 Shaft details for Chance Pit |
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Shaft details for Chance Pit |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Chance Pit |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Chance Pit
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Chance Pit
Credits
Sources:
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
- Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines
Related Links:
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