EPW020557 ENGLAND (1928). The Hylton Colliery, Castletown, 1928
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| Title | [EPW020557] The Hylton Colliery, Castletown, 1928 |
| Reference | EPW020557 |
| Date | March-1928 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CASTLETOWN |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 436707, 558260 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.427285253951, 54.917606914595 |
| National Grid Reference | NZ367583 |
Pins
 Castletown Junction signalbox. |
 PinzaC55 |
Thursday 20th of June 2024 11:15:31 AM |
| Disused line to Queen Alexandra Bridge and Diamond Hall Junction , Millfield. Closed in 1923. |
PinzaC55 |
Thursday 20th of June 2024 11:10:04 AM |
| south pit head gear ,upcast shaft |
kevin n |
Tuesday 17th of October 2017 04:25:17 PM |
| Burntland Ave |
joel |
Sunday 21st of August 2016 08:06:40 PM |
| Yewtree Ave |
joel |
Sunday 21st of August 2016 08:03:58 PM |
| EAST VIEW THIS ROW STILL STANDING |
kevin n |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 03:06:49 PM |
| PIT HEAPS FLATTEND AFTER ABERVAN DISASTER 1966 |
kevin n |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 03:03:42 PM |
| PRIESTMANS SHIPYARD |
kevin n |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 03:01:39 PM |
think this is swan hunter shipyard, preistmans next one down river |
john b |
Monday 27th of February 2017 03:51:47 PM |
| the hylton and wearmouth line which joined the leamside line at southwick junction and ran to wearmouth colliery the A1231 now follows this route. |
kevin n |
Wednesday 11th of December 2013 03:26:20 PM |
| east pit winder house these winder houses were so well built they could not be demolished conventionally and had to be drilled and fired down with explosives. |
kevin n |
Wednesday 11th of December 2013 03:17:01 PM |
| site of the pithead baths built in 1932. there is now a kfc drive through and wickes diy store on site |
kevin n |
Tuesday 3rd of December 2013 12:12:08 PM |
| west pit winding house |
kevin n |
Tuesday 3rd of December 2013 12:08:16 PM |
| water reserviors for the pit now stories carpet shop and morrisons supermarket |
kevin n |
Wednesday 13th of November 2013 12:29:22 PM |
| aged miners homes on north hylton rd must have been recently built. |
kevin n |
Wednesday 13th of November 2013 12:25:04 PM |
User Comment Contributions
The colliery was on the north bank of the Wear, a couple of miles west of central Sunderland. It closed in 1979. The site is now a business park. |
Chells809 |
Thursday 3rd of January 2013 10:20:29 PM |
started work here at 16 yrs.closed in 1979,is now a retail and business enterprize park |
kevin n |
Thursday 26th of July 2012 02:57:55 PM |