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The last 3 collieries to close were Wearmouth (1994), Westoe (1993) & Vane Tempest (1992)
Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947
| Colliery | Location | Opened | Closed | |
| Boldon | West Boldon | 1866 | January | 1982 |
| Dorothea | ||||
| Harton | South Shields | 1844 | July | 1969 |
| Herrington | Houghton & Washington | 1874 | December | 1985 |
| Hylton | Castletown | 1900 | July | 1979 |
| Lambton ‘D’ | Fence Houses | 1790 | February | 1965 |
| Lumley | Great Lumley | 1790 | January | 1966 |
| Lumley Sixth | Great Lumley | 1790’s | January | 1966 |
| Ryhope | Sunderland | 1858 | November | 1966 |
| Silksworth | Sunderland | 1869 | November | 1971 |
| St Hilda’s | ||||
| Usworth | Usworth | 1845 | August | 1974 |
| Vane Tempest | Seaham | 1924 | December | 1992 |
| Walls End | ||||
| Wardley | Bill Quay | 1870 | August | 1974 |
| Wardley | Follingsby | 1908 | August | 1974 |
| Washington Glebe | Washington | 1901 | August | 1972 |
| Washington, ‘F’ Pit | Washington | 1777 | June | 1968 |
| Wearmouth | Sunderland | 1835 | May | 1994 |
| Westoe | South Shields | 1909 | May | 1993 |
| Whitburn | Whitburn | 1879 | June | 1968 |
