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Cockfield/Shildon Area and the Growth of Mining - Timeline

by John T. Barraclough

1375
First record of coal mining at Cockfield

1825
Construction of Stockton and Darlington Railway – opens up Gaunless Valley for coal mining on a large scale

1826
Opening of first colliery at Brussleton

1834
Opening of first Gordon House Colliery

1894
Opening of Randolph Colliery, Evenwood

1921
Relocation of Gordon House Colliery on Fell

1930
Opening of last Brussleton Colliery (Sparrowcock)

1930’s
Closure of West Auckland and St Helen’s Colliery

1948
Nationalisation of the Coal Mining Industry. ‘D’ group formed in no4 area, Durham Division

1949
Opening of New Shildon Drift Colliery

1960’s
Progressive closure of Collieries on group

1968
Brussleton Colliery last to close

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