West Cramlington Colliery
West Cramlington Colliery pit heap
Name: West Cramlington Colliery
Opened:
Closed: Aug 1938
Engine pit shaft was sank in 1838.
West Cramlington Colliery shaft was sunk in October 1859.
This closed on the 30th August 1938 after being opened nearly 80 years.
It was owned by:
1850s - Waldie & Co.
1860s - Lamb, Maud, Taylor & Co.
1880s - J. C. Lamb & Co.
1890s - Owners of Backworth & West Cramlington Collieries
May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.
Max No of workers: 314 in 1896
Opened:
Closed: Aug 1938
Engine pit shaft was sank in 1838.
West Cramlington Colliery shaft was sunk in October 1859.
This closed on the 30th August 1938 after being opened nearly 80 years.
It was owned by:
1850s - Waldie & Co.
1860s - Lamb, Maud, Taylor & Co.
1880s - J. C. Lamb & Co.
1890s - Owners of Backworth & West Cramlington Collieries
May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.
Max No of workers: 314 in 1896