Bessie Pit Drift Mine Entrance, Blaydon Burn
Introduction
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Bessie Pit Drift Mine Entrance, Blaydon Burn
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 24 Feb 2012
First shown on the 1858 OS as a single building with enclosures to the south-west, the pit was part of Joseph Cowen’s Blaydon Burn Colliery. The pit was taken over by Priestman Collieries c.1900 and vested with the National Coal Board Northern Division in 1947. It was closed in 1950.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.956941
Longitude
-1.734818