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Building Hill Quarry

OS Grid Ref: NZ 39800 56500

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery map   Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Building Hill Quarry

Colliery Page   main page for Building Hill Quarry

In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Building Hill Quarry are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Boldon Brickworks Boldon Colliery 4.8m/7.7km  
Boldon Colliery Boldon Colliery 4.8m/7.7km 1869 24 Jun 1982
Carley Hill Quarry (Limestone) Sunderland 2.2m/3.6km  
Castletown Colliery Castletown, Sunderland 2.2m/3.6km 1900 13 Jul 1979
Dolly Pit Philadelphia 4.7m/7.6km  1956
Dorothea Pit Philadelphia 4.7m/7.6km  1956
Field House Quarry Houghton-le-Spring 4.5m/7.2km  
Ford Quarry Sunderland 2.2m/3.6km  
Fulwell Quarry (Limestone) Sunderland 2.0m/3.3km  
Fulwell Waterworks Fulwell, Sunderland 2.5m/4.1km  
Herrington Colliery New Herrington 4.0m/6.5km 1874 Dec 1985
Hylton Colliery Castletown, Sunderland 2.2m/3.6km 1900 13 Jul 1979
Hylton Quarry Sunderland 2.6m/4.2km  
Marsden Colliery Whitburn, nr. Sunderland 4.5m/7.2km May 1879 31 May 1968
Marsden Quarry (Limestone) Marsden 4.7m/7.6km  
McCall's Quarry Houghton-le-Spring 4.5m/7.2km  
Mill Pit, Herrington Herrington 4.9m/7.9km  
Monkwearmouth Colliery Sunderland 0.9m/1.5km Jun 1835 24 Nov 1993
The Nack Seaham 4.3m/7.0km 1849 1988
Neasham's Main Colliery Philadelphia 4.7m/7.6km 1774 1956
New Herrington Colliery New Herrington 4.0m/6.5km 1874 Dec 1985
New Seaham Colliery Seaham 4.3m/7.0km 1849 1988
Newbottle Colliery Philadelphia 4.7m/7.6km 1774 1956
Nicky Nack Seaham 4.3m/7.0km 1849 1988
Oxclose Colliery Washington 4.6m/7.5km bef. 1805 
Pemberton Main Colliery Sunderland 0.9m/1.5km Jun 1835 24 Nov 1993
Philadelphia Colliery New Herrington 4.0m/6.5km 1874 Dec 1985
Ryhope Colliery Ryhope, Sunderland 1.8m/3.0km 1857 25 Nov 1966
Seaham Brickworks Seaham 4.3m/7.0km  
Seaham Colliery Seaham 4.3m/7.0km 1849 1988
Seaton Colliery Seaham 4.3m/7.0km 1845 1864
Silksworth Colliery Silksworth, Sunderland 1.9m/3.1km 1869 06 Nov 1971
Tempest Pit Seaham 4.1m/6.7km 1926 04 Jun 1993
Thistley Hall Quarry Sunderland 2.3m/3.8km  
Union Pit Seaham 4.3m/7.0km 1845 1864
Vane Pit Seaham 4.1m/6.7km 1926 04 Jun 1993
Vane Tempest Colliery Seaham 4.1m/6.7km 1926 04 Jun 1993
Wearmouth Colliery Sunderland 0.9m/1.5km Jun 1835 24 Nov 1993
Whitburn Colliery Whitburn, nr. Sunderland 4.5m/7.2km May 1879 31 May 1968

Colliery Map   Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Building Hill Quarry

Colliery Page   main page for Building Hill Quarry

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