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Horden in County Durham, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Horden Colliery

 
 
Horden Colliery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2018
1. Horden Colliery Marker
Inscription.
British Coal Corporation
Horden Colliery
Shaft Ref.   North
Shaft Diameter   6090 mm
Shaft Depth   438 M
Depth to top of cap from top of monument   2 M
Date of Capping   Aug. 94
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 54° 46.215′ N, 1° 18.862′ W. Marker is in Horden, England, in County Durham. It can be reached from the intersection of Kilburn Drive and Blackhills Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Horden, England SR8 4TQ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North East England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Castle Eden War Memorial (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); Seaham Cenotaph (approx.
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7.8 kilometers away); Eleven ‘O’ One (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Docks & Coal Staiths (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Throston Engine House (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Headland (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Ropes (approx. 11.3 kilometers away); Hartlepool Marina (approx. 11.3 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  Horden Colliery on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 5, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Horden Colliery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2018
2. Horden Colliery Marker
The capped shaft is behind the fence.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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