Scotswood, Delaval Colliery

HER Number:
4307

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Scotswood, Delaval Colliery

Place:
Scotswood

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19/20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Delaval Colliery is shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 1st edition plan, indicating that it opened after 1858. The colliery had a firebrick works from 1873-1906, belonging to John O Scott. In 1900 it produced 5 million firebricks.

Easting:
2102

Northing:
6351

Grid Reference:
NZ21026351

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4307 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97, NW P.J. Davidson, 1986, Brickworks of the North East, pp 68-9,83