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Murton, Hawthorn Combine

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Taken by me from cab of diesel shunter working between Hawthorn Combined Mine and the waste dump in an old quarry on the Pespool Branch just before the cosure of the complex that came with the closure of Murton Colliery

Place:
Murton
You can see a history of Murton at the Keys to the Past website.
The Keys to the Past (www.keystothepast.info) website provides access to a complete record of archaeological and historical sites in County Durham and Northumberland.
Item Type:
photograph
Donor:
Lambeth, Roy
Collection:
Durham Miner Project
Reference:
DR30186

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