Farnacres Colliery (Beams Wheels Pit)
Farnacres Colliery (Beams Wheels Pit)
HER Number
3738
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Farnacres Colliery (Beams Wheels Pit)
Place
Dunston
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Farnacres Colliery was served by the Team Colliery Wagonway (SMR 3741). Also called Beams Wheels Pit. Sinking began in 1840. Owned by Hogg, Atherton and Snowdon. On 23 October 1840 5 people drowned in the pit.
Easting
423440
Northing
561660
Grid Reference
NZ423440561660
Sources
<< HER 3738 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6; http://www.dmm.org.uk