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Union Brickworks Clay Pit |
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Union Brickworks Clay Pit
| Location: |
Birtley
5 miles [8 km] S of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ259561, 54° 53' 59" N, 1° 35' 42" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1920s - Allison, English & Co. Ltd. |
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1980s - Redland Bricks Ltd. |
| Output: |
1896 - Clay. |
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1897 - Clay. |
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1905 - Clay. |
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1922 - Clay. |
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1984 - Clay. |
| Employment: |
1896 - 29 (6 below, 23 surface) |
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1897 - 28 (5 below, 23 surface) |
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1905 - 5 |
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1922 - 5 |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Union Brickworks Clay Pit
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Union Brickworks Clay Pit
Credits
Sources:
- 1896 List of Quarries
- 1897 List of Quarries
- 1905 List of Quarries
- 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
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