English, British
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Description
This Coal Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Coal Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Chopwell, Coal Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
Sources
<< HER 3400 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5