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This pond lies on an area of land once occupied by Burradon Colliery. The colliery was sunk in the 1820s along with a waggonway running from the colliery to Killingworth Colliery to the south. From there the coal from Burradon Colliery continued its journey along waggonways to the River Tyne. On the 2nd March 1860, an explosion at Burradon Colliery killed 76 men and boys and the disaster took on national significance at a time when mining safety was poor and the families of disaster victims had to rely on charity. The colliery eventually closed on the 22nd November 1975. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

When the second edition of the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area was published in 1898 this area was the site of Fryer's Terrace. Subsequently, in 1954, the properties in Fryer's Terrace were demolished and the area became derelict for many years. The project to create the Millennium Green was organised by the Burradon & Camperdown Forum and was officially opened in 2001. The land is now owned and maintained by North Tyneside Council. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

When the second edition of the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area was published in 1898 this area was the site of Fryer's Terrace. Subsequently, in 1954, the properties in Fryer's Terrace were demolished and the area became derelict for many years. The project to create the Millennium Green was organised by the Burradon & Camperdown Forum and was officially opened in 2001. These railings lie on the western boundary of the Millennium Green. The land is now owned and maintained by North Tyneside Council. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit.

A crossing of Burradon Road, B1505 near the centre of Burradon. To the left is Fryers Millennium Green, a urban renewal scheme which was approved by the Countryside Commission as a Millennium Green and was opened in 2001. The benches are her covered with floral tributes to a local resident who died at the end of 2011.

A crossing of Burradon Road, B1505 near the centre of Burradon. To the left is Fryers Millennium Green, a urban renewal scheme which was approved by the Countryside Commission as a Millennium Green and was opened in 2001. Straight ahead is the line of the Burradon and Holywell Waggonway. This was one of many waggonways http://www.tynelives.org.uk/stephenson/wagmap2.htm linking former coalmines in North Tyneside with the coal staithes on the Tyne. Along with many other lengths of waggonway, this section has been converted into a cycle path in recent years and this section forms part of National Cycle Network, Regional Route 10 (the Reivers Cycle Route) http://www.cycle-n-sleep.co.uk/rinfo/map%20reivers.htm which links Tynemouth with Whitehaven via Kielder Forest and Carlisle. Ironwork street furniture, such as the barrier, is a common feature found on the restored paths.

A traditional pub in Burradon.

The mineral railway here was shown as a solid black line symbol railway on the 1976 1:50,000 map and as a disused mineral line in 1981.