Opened before 1756. There were four other pits - Dolly Pit, Hedge Pit (NZ 305 533), Scrog Pit and Stable End Pit (HER 3040). Owners were Edward Smith and later W. Peareth Esq. On 17 November 1771 a great flood on the River Wear flooded collieries at Chartershaugh, North Biddick and Low Lambton. Over 30 horses drowned and several wagons and horses were swept away. The colliery fire engines were destroyed. On 8 December 1778, 24 miners were killed in an explosion.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Opened before 1756. There were four other pits - Dolly Pit, Hedge Pit (NZ 305 533), Scrog Pit and Stable End Pit (HER 3040). Owners were Edward Smith and later W. Peareth Esq. On 17 November 1771 a great flood on the River Wear flooded collieries at Chartershaugh, North Biddick and Low Lambton. Over 30 horses drowned and several wagons and horses were swept away. The colliery fire engines were destroyed. On 8 December 1778, 24 miners were killed in an explosion.
Site Name
Chartershaugh Colliery (Chaytor's Haugh)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3039
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3039 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
430880
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553630
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fatfield
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Lampblack Works at Chartershaugh, by Fatfield.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
SITEDESC
Lampblack Works at Chartershaugh, by Fatfield.
Site Name
Lampblack Works
Site Type: Specific
Works
HER Number
3038
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3038 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3018
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
430960
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553820
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fatfield
Description
Fatfield Staiths were the eastern terminus of the Fatfield Wagonway (HER ref. 3018).
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
Fatfield Staiths were the eastern terminus of the Fatfield Wagonway, (SMR 3018).
Site Name
Fatfield, Fatfield Staiths
Site Type: Specific
Staith
HER Number
3037
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3037 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2562,3018
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
430140
EASTING2
2932
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
553930
NORTHING2
5373
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Harraton
Description
The Harraton Wagonway, from Nova Scotia to the Fatfield Wagonway (HER ref. 3018) may have followed the course of the Beamish Wagonway (HER ref. 2562).
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
The Harraton Wagonway, from Nova Scotia to the Fatfield Wagonway, (SMR 3018) may have followed the course of the Beamish Wagonway, (SMR 2562).
Site Name
Harraton Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3036
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3036 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
431000
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553940
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Biddick Foundry at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Engineering Industry Site
SITEDESC
Biddick Foundry.
Site Name
Biddick Foundry
Site Type: Specific
Foundry
HER Number
3035
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3035 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
431120
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554060
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fatfield
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Biddick Brewery at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
Biddick Brewery.
Site Name
Biddick Brewery
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
HER Number
3034
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3034 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
430920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553950
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fatfield
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Fatfield Mill (Charcoal), possibly associated with the nearby lampblack works (HER ref. 3038 and HER ref. 3041).
Site Type: Broad
Charcoal Production Site
SITEDESC
Fatfield Mill (Charcoal). This was possibly associated with the nearby lampblack works, (SMR 3038 and SMR 3041).
Site Name
Fatfield Mill
Site Type: Specific
Charcoal Works
HER Number
3033
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3033 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
26
DAY2
30
District
Sunderland
Easting
430840
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554330
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Fatfield
Description
Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping so probably out of use by 1858. This is possibly the site of Fatfield Colliery, which opened before 1767. There were several disasters - on 18 August 1708 an explosion killed 69 people. Another in 1763 killed 39 miners. On 17 March 1767 another 39 people were killed, and another 11 on 3 July 1825.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping so probably out of use by 1858. This is possibly the site of Fatfield Colliery, which opened before 1767. There were several disasters - on 18 August 1708 an explosion killed 69 people. Another in 1763 killed 39 miners. On 17 March 1767 another 39 people were killed, and another 11 on 3 July 1825.
Site Name
Fatfield, Coal Pit (Fatfield Colliery?)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3032
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3032 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2290
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
430820
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554780
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Usworth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Coke Depot on the North Eastern Railway, Pontop and South Shields Railway (HER ref. 2290).
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Coke Depot on the North Eastern Railway Pontop and South Shields Railway, (SMR 2290).
Site Name
Usworth, Coke Depot
Site Type: Specific
Coal Depot
HER Number
3031
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3031 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
431150
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554930
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Usworth
Description
This Coal Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Usworth, Coal Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3030
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3030 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13