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Entries added or updated since 01 Aug 2008 are highlighted thus:

   Colliery 
 /Shaft 
 Shaft 
 Sunk 
 Colliery 
 Closed 
  Walbottle Colliery, Coronation Pit       
  Walbottle Colliery, Wellington Pit       
  Waldridge Colliery      Apr 1926 
  Waldridge Colliery, Busty Pit   1875   Apr 1926 
  Walker Colliery, Charlotte Pit       
  Walker Colliery, East Pit       
  Walker Colliery, King Pit   05 May 1794    
Wallsend Colliery, A Pit   bef. 1782    
  Wallsend Colliery, C/Gas Pit   18 Oct 1784    
Wallsend Colliery, East pit Workings       
  Wallsend Colliery, F Pit       
  Wallsend Colliery, G/George/Church Pit       
  Wallsend Colliery, Rising Sun Pit   09 Jul 1906   1969 
  Walltown, Cockmount Hill Mine       
  Wardley Colliery      08 Aug 1974 
  Wash Houses Pit, Blackhouse Colliery      May 1932 
  Washing Dike Pit, Howden Pans   24 Sep 1750    
  Washington 'F' Pit      21 Jun 1968 
  Washington Colliery, C Pit   July 1769   21 Jun 1968 
  Washington Colliery, F Pit      21 Jun 1968 
  Washington Colliery, G Pit      21 Jun 1968 
  Washington Colliery, H Pit      21 Jun 1968 
  Washington Colliery, I Pit   01 Oct 1818   21 Jun 1968 
  Washington Glebe Colliery      04 Aug 1972 
  Water Gin Pit, Newbiggin Colliery (Old)   03 Apr 1721    
  Water Pit, Beamish Colliery   07 Feb 1832    
  Watergate Colliery, Haswell Shaft       
  Way Pit, Newbiggin Colliery (Old)   Jun 1718    
  Wearmouth Colliery   May 1826   24 Nov 1993 
  Weetslade Colliery, Lizzie Pit   06 Aug 1900   1966 
  Wellington Pit, Walbottle Colliery       
  West Bitchburn Colliery       
  West Coanwood Colliery, Herdley Bank Shaft       
  West Cramlington Colliery   Oct 1859    
  West Cramlington Colliery, Engine Pit   16 May 1838   30 Aug 1938 
  West Denton Colliery, Kew Pit       
  West Denton Colliery, North/Gin Pit   1733   1924 
  West Denton Colliery, Yarmouth Pit   Mar 1792   1924 
  West Frederick Shaft, Settlingstones (Witherite)      1969 
  West Hetton Colliery, Engine Pit       
  West Holywell Colliery   03 Aug 1856    
  West Hunwick Colliery, No. 1 Shaft      1930's 
  West Pelton Colliery   18 Jun 1859    
  West Pelton Colliery, Engine Pit       
  West Pit, Dinnington Colliery   1901-1902   Feb 1960 
  West Pit, Gosforth Colliery   1827    
  West Pit, Lumley Colliery   21 Mar 1907   22 Jan 1966 
  West Pit, Murton Colliery   06 Jul 1840    
  West Pit, Risemoor Colliery   1745    
  West Pit, Sherburn Hill Colliery   1835   07 Aug 1965 
  West Pit, Shildon Colliery   1869   15 Mar 1924 
  West Pit, Stublick Colliery      1926 
  West Pontop Colliery, Success Pit      1938 
  West Pontop Colliery, Windsor (North) Pit      1938 
  West Sleekburn Colliery      1962 
  West Stanley Colliery, Kettledrum Pit   1859   19 Mar 1936 
  West Stanley Colliery, New Pit   15 Aug 1876   19 Mar 1936 
  West Wylam Colliery   1866   1961 
  Westerton Colliery      Oct 1961 
  Wharton's Pit, Counden   1828    
  Wheatley Hill Colliery   1869   03 May 1968 
  Wheels Pit, Farnacres Colliery   1840    
  Whickham Colliery       
  Whin Pit, Hartley Colliery   Aug 1754    
  Whin Pit, Throckley   25 Oct 1775    
  Whitburn Colliery, No. 1 Pit   14 Jul 1874   31 May 1968 
  White Lea Colliery, Big Pit       
  White Lea Colliery, Bolckow Pit       
  White Lea Colliery, Little Pit       
  Whitfield Pit, Penshaw Colliery   30 Oct 1830    
  Whitley Colliery, A Pit   16 Apr 1817    
  Whitley Colliery, B Pit       
  Whitwell Colliery, A Pit   02 May 1836   1875 
  Whitwell Colliery, B Pit   1838   1875 
  Whitwell Colliery, C Pit   12 Nov 1855   1875 
  Whitworth Park Colliery   1839   29 Jul 1974 
  Widdrington Colliery, Isabella Pit       
  Widdrington Colliery, Sisters Pit   1873    
  Wideopen Colliery, A Pit       
  Wideopen Colliery, B Pit       
  William Pit, Benwell       
  William Pit, Butterknowle Colliery      1950 
  William Pit, Craghead Colliery   14 Jan 1839   11 Apr 1969 
  William Pit, Derwent Colliery      21 Nov 1964 
  William Pit, Tyne Main Colliery   14 Jan 1841    
  Willington Colliery      1932 
  Willington Colliery, B Pit      1932 
  Willington Colliery (NBL), Edward Pit       
  Willington Colliery (NBL), Millbank Pit   23 Feb 1775    
  Willington Colliery (NBL), Richard Pit   15 Oct 1810    
  Willington Colliery (NBL), Venture Pit       
  Windsor (North) Pit, West Pontop Colliery      1938 
  Wingate Grange Colliery, Lady Pit      26 Oct 1962 
  Wingate Grange Colliery, Lord Pit   1839   26 Oct 1962 
  Winter's Shaft, Settlingstones (Witherite)      1969 
  Witton Colliery   1859   08 Jan 1966 
  Wolf Cleugh (Lead Ore)       
  Woodhorn Colliery, No. 1 Shaft   May 1897   28 Feb 1981 
  Woodhouse Close Colliery      Mar 1934 
  Woodhouse Close Colliery, North/Engine Pit   02 Jun 1835   Mar 1934 
  Woodhouse Close Colliery, South Pit      Mar 1934 
  Woodifield Colliery, B Pit   11 Sep 1843    
  Woodland Colliery      Mar 1921 
  Woodland Colliery, Cowley Shaft   1896   Mar 1921 
  Wortley/Engine Pit, Elswick Colliery   22 Apr 1805    
  Wylam Colliery, Haugh Pit       
  Wylam Colliery, John Pit   Nov 1838    

 


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