Dinnington, Havannah Colliery

HER Number:
4354

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Dinnington, Havannah Colliery

Place:
Dinnington

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mine Shaft

Site Type: Specific:
Adit

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The two adits which gave access to Havannah Colliery were opened by the National Coal Board in the early 1950s. The small scale operation worked only one coal face and gave employment to approximately 450 people. By June 1976 reserves of coal were low and geological problems were being encountered. The drift was abandoned in September 1977. The pit heaps were landscaped and planted by Tyne and Wear County Council and now form the Three Hills Picnic Site. A number of former coliery buildings are still in use as industrial workshops.

Easting:
2170

Northing:
7180

Grid Reference:
NZ21707180

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4354 >> I. Ayris, pers comm, 1995; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; James T. Tuck, 1997, Colleries of Northumberland, Volume 2, pp 62-68