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The last 3 collieries to close were Eden (1980), South Medomsley (1980) & Morrison Busty (1973)

Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947

Colliery Location Opened Closed
Addison Ryton 1855 February 1963
Barcus Close Burnopfield 1920 April 1966
Barlow Towneley Drift Ryton 1953 October 1961
Blaydon Burn, Bessie Pit Winlaton 1855 November 1956
Blaydon Burn, Mary Pit Winlaton 1850 March 1953
Blutcher
Bradley Drift Leadgate 1960 September 1965
Bryan’s Leap Burnopfield 1933 1950
Burnopfield Burnopfield 1742 August 1968
Callerton
Callerton Drift
Castle Drift Leadgate 1900 1948
Chopwell Chopwell 1781 November 1966
Clara Vale Clara Vale 1893 February 1966
Coronation
Crookhall, Humber Hill Drift Consett 1885 November 1963
Crookhall, Victory Pit Consett 1921 November 1963
Derwent Medomsley 1870 November 1964
Eden Leadgate 1844 July 1980
Emma Pit Ryton 1845 April 1968
Fell Drift
Garesfield High Spen 1855 July 1960
Garesfield, Bute Pit High Spen 1867 July 1960
Garesfield, Lilley Rowlands Gill 1888
Garesfield, Ruler M Drift High Spen 1918 1950
Garesfield, Victoria Lintzford 1870 July 1962
Greenside Greenside 1869 July 1966
Hamsterley Hamsterley 1869 February 1968
Hamsterley, Long Close Drift Medomsley 1930
Hedley Park
Isabella
Lilley Drift Rowlands Gill 1893 January 1957
Loughbridge
Low Prudhoe
Maria
Medomsley Gateshead 1868 October 1972
Mickley
Morrison Busty Annfield Plain 1875 October 1973
Mountsett Fell Drift Tanfield 1945 October 1948
Phoenix Drift Greenside 1953 August 1964
South Garesfield Burnopfield 1765 February 1960
South Medomsley Dipton 1861 (November) (1962)
South Medomsley, Annie Pit Dipton 1864 July 1980
Stanley Burn Drift Prudhoe 1950 February 1965
Stargate Winlaton 1803 June 1963
Tanfield Moor Tantobie 1768 October 1948
Tanfield Moor, Willy Pit Dipton 1762 October 1948
West Wylam
Whittonstall Drift Whittonstall 1907 November 1966
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