Delaval Benwell Colliery

HER Number

4071

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Delaval Benwell Colliery

Place

Benwell

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific

Colliery

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

According to I. Farrier, the colliery opened in the 1850s; originally identified as Delaval Colliery (Coal) on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan and Delaval Benwell Colliery on the 2nd edition OS mapping. Closed in 1901. Its owner was John O. Scott.

Easting

420960

Northing

563740

Grid Reference

NZ420960563740

Sources

<< HER 4071 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk
I. Farrier - Newcastle Photo Archive