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The last 4 collieries to close were Haggs Lane Drift (1987), New Shildon Drift (1985), Staindrop Field House Drift (1967) & West Auckland Drift (1967)

Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947

Colliery Location Opened Closed
Arnghyll Lynesack & Softley 1913 May 1951
Bildershaw Brandon & Byshottles 1955 October 1956
Copeland House Etherley 1928 January 1948
Dene Pit Bishop Auckland 1945 ????
Duke of York Drift Lynesack & Softley 1938 January 1948
Eldon Drift Shildon 1934 October 1962
Esperley Lane Drift Cockfield 1955 February 1962
Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland 1925 ????
Gordon House Cockfield 1863 ????
Haggs Lane Drift Shildon 1960 1987
Middridge Drift Middridge 1954 September 1966
New Shildon Drift Shildon 1949 1985
North Tees Drift Winston 1923 January 1966
Old Eldon Drift Shildon 1933 1950
Princes Street Bishop Auckland 1939 November 1958
Ramshaw Etherley 1928 October 1959
Ramshaw, No.2 Etherley 1935 1950
Randolph Evenwood & Barony 1893 February 1962
Randolph & Gordon House Evenwood & Barony 1935 February 1962
South Shildon Shildon 1929 August 1958
Staindrop Field House Drift Evenwood & Barony 1953 July 1967
West Auckland Etherley 1838 October 1948
West Auckland Drift West Auckland 1960 July 1967
Woodside Etherley 1945 April 1950
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