Chopwell Colliery

Chopwell Colliery
Location of Chopwell Colliery in Tyne and Wear
Country	England
Location	Chopwell
Coordinates	54°55′16″N 1°49′23″W / 54.921°N 1.823°WCoordinates: 54°55′16″N 1°49′23″W / 54.921°N 1.823°W
Status	Demolished
Thermal power station
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]

References

1. "Chopwell Colliery". www.dmm.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
2. Simon, Siney A. (15 April 2009). "Modern coke works". Mining Electrical Engineer. Retrieved 26 June 2011.