East Walbottle Colliery, Robert Pit

HER Number

4353

District

Newcastle

Site Name

East Walbottle Colliery, Robert Pit

Place

Dinnington

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific

Colliery

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Robert Pit Shaft is marked on the British Geological Survey map. Robert Pit Shaft marked on the British Geological Survey and shown on OS third edition of 1919. Closed in 1966. Owned by East Walbottle Coal Company Ltd until 1947 when it was taken over by the National Coal Board. Pit Head Baths dating to early 1960s survive.

Easting

420000

Northing

573500

Grid Reference

NZ420000573500

Sources

<< HER 4353 >> British Geological Survey; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk