http://www.gatesheadhistory.com/chopwell-colliery.html WebMar 20, 2012 · RAVENSWORTH UNDERGROUND COAL SALES PTE. LIMITED was incorporated on 20 March 2012 (Tuesday) as a Private Company Limited by Shares in …
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Web1671 Ravensworth Colliery delivering coal to the Team- staith at Dunston 1684 Out of 11 freeholders of Whickham, four held their land in Dunston 1771 The great Tyne flood swet away every Tyne bridge except Corbridge. At Dunston, people were rescued by boat from the upper stories and roofs of their homes WebNeither had I until I came upon his name in a list of recipients of the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 1965. The more famous people on this particular list were The Beatles. He was listed as the manager of the Ravensworth Ann Colliery in Gateshead. As a member of the museum’s Voices in the Coalshed team this caught my attention. buffalo texas to grapeland texas
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WebChopwell Colliery. The Derwent Iron Company was created in 1840 to exploit the local iron deposits. The company was reformed as the Consett Iron Company in 1864. It was the company's exploitation of the coking coal in the valley which led to the establishment of the mining village of Chopwell. The Consett Iron Company opened new coke ovens at ... WebThe pit later became known as Team Colliery and was eventually merged with the Ravensworth Ann and closed in 1973. Robert Pritchard (1868) and his sons, George (1897), William ( 1903 ), Daniel ( 1905 ) and Edward ( 1907 ) all worked at this colliery at various times in the first half of the twentieth century. WebCoal at Dunston was cheap and plentiful to mine, before steam it could be carried in wains along runners down to the Tyne or River Team, the first ever railway ran between Ravensworth Colliery and the original Teams Staithes in 1671. (Team Staithes stood on the River Team down Clockmill Road). crn talk