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Woodhouse Colliery, Pollard's Lands (det)

Location:10.5 miles [17 km] SSW of Durham
Map or Reference:42NW
OS Edition:1st:1857    2nd:1899    3rd:1923(d)    4th:x    
(d) Shown as old or disused on this edition
Date sunk or opened:c.1838/39
  • W. Whellan, "Directory of the County of Durham", London,1856 (Durham County Record Office Library)
  • F. Whellan, "History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham", London,1894 (Durham County Record Office Library)

  • Proprietor/Company:

    Elliott & Thompson
  • W. Whellan, "Directory of the County of Durham", London,1856 (Durham County Record Office Library)

    May, William & Son
  • F. Whellan, "History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham", London,1894 (Durham County Record Office Library)

    Scott, Charles & Co.
  • "Potts' Mining Register and Directory for the Coal and Ironstone Trades of Great Britain & Ireland", North Shields 1895 (Tyne & Wear Archives Service Library)


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