Chopwell Colliery
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Location of Chopwell Colliery in Tyne and Wear
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| Country | England |
| Location | Chopwell |
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| Status | Demolished |
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| Primary fuel | Coal |
Chopwell Colliery was a coal mine situated at Chopwell, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The pit was first sank in 1781, and was closed on 25 November 1966. The colliery was bought by the Consett Iron Company in 1896, before being handed over to the National Coal Board in 1947 when the British coal industry was nationalised. The colliery's highest employment numbers were in 1921 when 2,185 people worked there.[1]
A coal-fired power station was situated at the colliery, which as well as generating its own electricity, received surplus electricity from the generating equipment at Derwenthaugh Coke Works.[2]
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