>NORTH EAST [Total = 12]
>a) Certain
>Beamish Colliery
>Boulby Mine (x2) - W
>Ellington Colliery (x3) - W
>Grove Rake Mine (x2)
>Murton Colliery
>Woodhorn Colliery (x2)
>b) Not sure
>Washington F Colliery
>
>Adrian,
>
>The headgear at Murton was demolished in 94/95 but one you did miss was the
>headgear at St Hilda`s shaft which was an egress and ventilation shaft for
>the now closed Westoe Colliery. The building is listed and is at present
>undergoing restoration work to return it to its former glory. There is also a
>headgear and winding house at washington F Pit museum but as previously
>mentioned on the list sunderland museum service has closed the museum to the
>public.
>
>If you are interested I can supply pictures of both St Hilda and F pit
>headgears.
>
>Mark
>
Confirm Washington F pit, and that Beamish vertical-engine winder and
headstock were removed from original colliery site and relocated at Beamish
Museum. As to St Hilda's at South Shields, there was no headstock as such
the last time I looked at the site, but rather what I take to be an engine
house.
Stafford M Linsley
Lecturer in Industrial Archaeology
The University
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
NE1 7RU
Tel. 0191-222 6795
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