Tyne and Wear HER(17173): Shieldfield, Engine Pit - Details
17173
Newcastle
Shieldfield, Engine Pit
Shieldfield
NZ26NE
Industrial
Coal Mining Site
Coal Workings
POST MEDIEVAL
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Documentary Evidence
"Engine Pit" shown on an 18th century plan of the Outcrop of High Main Seam. Its precise location is unknown. Part of Shieldfield Colliery. Abandoned by 1770s.
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Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage