THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE COLLIERY IN PEGSWOOD. THERE WERE CERTAINLY THREE AND MAYBE MORE. THE PHOTOGRAPH BELOW SHOWS THE MAIN, AND LAST COLLIERY BUILT IN 1868 AND DEMOLISHED IN 1969. THIS IS PEGSWOOD COLLIERY AS IT WAS IN ITS EARLY DAYS.
Pegswood Colliery As It Looked c 1893. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK THE PIC. Photo S. Wilkinson.
A STAN WILKINSON SHOT SHOWING THE DEMISE OF PEGSWOOD COLLIERY HOUSING LATE 1960s. STREET ON THE RIGHT WAS DEWALDEN PLACE, MOSTLY GONE. IN THE DISTANCE HOWARD COTTAGES LOOKING SICK.
Photo Stan Wilkinson.
PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS PART OF THE SPACIOUS GARDEN OF THE FIRST PHASE OF COLLIERY HOUSING. PHOTO SHOWS MINER GEORGE DIXON IN HIS GARDEN AT 95 DeWALDEN PLACE C1940s.
