Landscape view of the pithead and associated features, of particular interest is the inclusion of a steam locomotive. (Image from 1840)

Structures identified:

• Byers Green Colliery ( [NON EXTANT], Byers Green, DURHAM) 
      COAL MINING SITE, COLLIERY, RAILWAY, WAGONWAY, WINDER HOUSE
  

Image details:

 
Byers Green Colly. - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:002
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape view showing Fawdon B Pit and its wagonway. (Image from 1838)

Structures identified:

• Fawdon Wagonway ( [NON EXTANT], Fawdon, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) 
      INCLINE WINDING ENGINE, RAILWAY INCLINED PLANE, WAGONWAY
  
• Fawdon Colliery: 'B' Pit ( [NON EXTANT], Fawdon, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) 
      COLLIERY
  

Image details:

 
The B Pit Fawdon Colly. - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:003
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape view of Wideopen Colliery. (Image from EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Structures identified:

• Fawdon Wagonway ( [NON EXTANT], Fawdon, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) 
      INCLINE WINDING ENGINE, RAILWAY INCLINED PLANE, WAGONWAY
  
• Wideopen Colliery ( [NON EXTANT], Wide Open, NORTH TYNESIDE) 
      COLLIERY, SAW MILL, VENTILATION CHIMNEY, WINDER HOUSE
  

Image details:

 
Wideopen Colly. - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:004
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape watercolour showing a couple of figures in the foreground alongside coal wagons and a wagon carrying barrels, with Whitwell Colliery visible in the background. (Image from EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Structures identified:

• Whitwell Colliery ( [NON EXTANT], Whitwell Grange, DURHAM) 
      COLLIERY, VENTILATION CHIMNEY, WAGONWAY
  

Image details:

 
Whitwell Colliery - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:007
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape view of the Jubilee Pit showing wagons filled with coal in front of the pithead structures, and a row of miner's cottages in the background. (Image from 1838)

Structures identified:

• Gosforth and Kenton/Coxlodge Wagonway (Newcastle upon Tyne, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) 
      WAGONWAY
  
• Coxlodge Colliery: Jubilee Pit ( [NON EXTANT], Coxlodge, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) 
      COLLIERY, SCREENING PLANT, VENTILATION CHIMNEY, WINDER HOUSE, WORKERS COTTAGE
  

Image details:

 
The Jubilee Pit Coxlodge - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:008
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape view of the 'C' Pit at Hebburn Colliery showing the pithead structures and wagons being loaded with coal. (Image from 1838)

Structures identified:

• 'C' Pit Wagonway ( [NON EXTANT], Hebburn Colliery, SOUTH TYNESIDE) 
      WAGONWAY
  
• Hebburn Colliery: 'C' Pit ( [NON EXTANT], Hebburn Colliery, SOUTH TYNESIDE) 
      COLLIERY, ENGINE HOUSE, SCREENING PLANT, VENTILATION CHIMNEY, WINDER HOUSE
  

Image details:

 
Hebburn Colliery the C. Pit - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:009
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape view of collier boats being loaded at the Wallsend drops. (Image from EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Structures identified:

• Heaton Staith ( [NON EXTANT], Wallsend, NORTH TYNESIDE) 
      COAL DROP, STAITH, WAGONWAY
  

Image details:

 
Drops at Wallsend - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:010
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape watercolour of Broomside Colliery within a pastoral setting. Of particular note is the presence of two passenger carriages being hauled by the standing engine along with the coal wagons.. (Image from 1839)

Structures identified:

• Broomside Colliery ( [NON EXTANT], Belmont, DURHAM) 
      COLLIERY, WAGONWAY, WINDER HOUSE
  

Image details:

 
Broomside Colliery - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:011
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape watercolour of the drops at Port Clarence. Of particular interest in this image is the illustration of a horse engine being used to drive the crane in the foreground. (Image from EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Structures identified:

• unnamed ( [NON EXTANT], Port Clarence, STOCKTON-ON-TEES) 
      COAL DROP, CRANE, HORSE ENGINE, STAITH, WAGONWAY
  

Image details:

 
Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:013
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

 
Landscape view of Wallsend's Church Pit showing the pithead structures and railways. (Image from EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Structures identified:

• Wallsend Colliery: Church Pit ( [NON EXTANT], Wallsend, NORTH TYNESIDE) 
      COLLIERY, RAILWAY BRIDGE, VENTILATION CHIMNEY, WAGONWAY, WINDER HOUSE
  

Image details:

 
The Church Pit Wallsend - Thomas Harrison Hair Collection , Collection Ref. No.: HW:014
WATERCOLOURS, SKETCHES

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