Thanks Alan - for the info about the Nesham wagonway and collieries.
I am still unclear about "the Nesham Collieries". I assume they include
Herrington and Newbottle... but am not sure to what extent these in turn
were separate concerns. And was Dorothea Colliery, Philadelphia, a
separate entity? I believe this eventually merged with Herrington in
1956 (and that they both closed in 1985). But I've seen reference to
the Dorothea Pit at
Newbottle Colliery. Was this the same pit... And was this in turn the
same as Dolly Pit? I've seen separate references to Dolly and Dorothea
pits being sunk in 1816, which suggests that they are the same... But
that doesn't stop there
having been more than one Dorothea pit.
And were Peggy Pit and Margaret Pit (always and only) the same thing?
I've seen a reference to Peggy Pit in the 1700s, but also seen one to
Margaret Pit being sunk in 1857... and another to the two being one and
the same pit.
Mike Syer
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Alan Vickers wrote:
> Hi List.
>
> An massive old map, dated 1817, showing the route of the former Nesham
> wagonway, has been donated to Sunderland Museum. Up to now the earliest
> known map was one which was used when the wagonway and collieries were sold
> to John Lambton, later first Earl of Durham, in 1822 and museum bosses had
> no idea that this map existed.
>
> This wagonway ran from the Nesham Collieries at Success, through
> Philadelphia and West Herrington and then to the staithes at Sunderland.
>
> On 13th July 1815 William Brunton's 'locomotive that walked' exploded on
> this wagonway, killing fourteen people and injuring many others. Later, in
> 1818/19, stationary steam engines were introduced on the wagonway to haul
> the wagons of coal to Sunderland.
>
> Alan.
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