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Doctor Pit and Rows

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Doctor Pit and Rows

Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

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Info on the Durham Mining Museum site is :-

First shaft was sunk 14th July 1854

Colliery opened in 1855

Colliery closed 2nd March 1968

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Pop Short, Putter 1955

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Andy Bradley, Putter 1955

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Doctor Pit miners cavilling.jpg

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Dr Pit miners 2.jpg

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Dr Pit miners.jpg

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Wastemen Dr Pit 1950's.jpg

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Dr Pit union men.jpg

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Dr Pit Banners.jpg

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Dr Pit stables.jpg

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Putter Doctor Pit 1.jpg

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Putter 4.jpg

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Driller Doctor Pit.jpg

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Driller 2.jpg

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Dr Pit underground - Copy.jpg

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Doctor Pit miners 2.jpg

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Pit Heap behind Beech Grove - Coffin Chapel on right

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Dr Pit - Aad Pit washer

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Dr Pit 1930's showing washery

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Dr Pit Mechanic's football field

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Picnic day in the 1960’s with the Dr Pit headgear in the background.

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Dr Pit 1920's

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Doctor Pit 1930's

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Extract from Stephen Martin's booklet.jpg

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Telephone Row photo from Sandra Dixon Drakesmith.jpg

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New South Row, Begbies garage and allotments from the John Pit headgear.jpg

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Dr Pit Chimneys demolition 10th August 1952. Telephone row, Cross Row and brickyard in background.jpg

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Back of Shiney Row.jpg

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Doctor Terrace 1970's - The last 2 houses.jpg

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Dr Pit rows - Shiney row and Doctor Terrace.jpg

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Doctor Terrace and North Terrace 1.jpg

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Doctor Terrace.1.png

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Doctor Terrace.jpg

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Doctor Pit 1906.jpg

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Dr Pit 2.jpg

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North Terrace (2).jpg

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Thompson Stores Bedlington 2.jpg

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Doctorr Terrace2.jpg

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Shiney Row2.jpg

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Doctor Pit by DJ.JPG

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North Terrace from Eva Abdin.jpg

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Doctor Pit View of Back of John Shaft.jpg

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Doctor Pit Derek Johnstone.jpg

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Doctor Pit Group.jpg

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Market Place 1930_Dr_Pitt.jpg

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Bedlington Doctor Pit Outside Workshop.jpg

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Old Colliery Row 1897 OS (2).png

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Dr Pit Cable Yard.jpg

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Doctor Pit from Front Street.jpg

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Doctor Pit View of Upcast Shaft.jpg

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Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) 981

Posted February 4, 2021

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As far as I can gather the first colliery houses for the miners was Old Colliery Row that was situated at the East End. Old Colliery row is on earlier maps than the following 1920 map but this is the first map that I can find that has the row named.

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