2020

NZ2870 : Disused Shaft, Former Killingworth Colliery

taken 4 years ago, near to Killingworth, North Tyneside, England

Disused Shaft, Former Killingworth Colliery
Disused Shaft, Former Killingworth Colliery
This stone marks the site of the shaft of the Killingworth High Pit (part of what was known collectively as Killingworth Colliery where George Stephenson worked as an engine wright). In 1814 George Stephenson built his first locomotive 'Blücher' with the help and encouragement of his manager, Nicholas Wood, in the colliery workshop behind his house "Dial Cottage" on Great Lime Road. And, as they say, "the rest is history". For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit LinkExternal link. This poem, inspired by George Stephenson and the Blücher, first appeared in the 2014 published book, 'North Tyneside Steam':

KILLINGWORTH 1814/
GEORGE STEPHENSON

Canny lad,
Geordie the engine-wright,
Northumberland in his bones,
head full of bright ideas.
Cylinders, boilers, smoke stacks
& steam to haul the coal at Killingworth
where miners worked the seam.
Dust & dirt, sweat & toil
in the Colliery workshop
off the Great Lime Road.
The Blücher, a General's name,
hauled thirty tons at marching pace
down to the staithes
& the bonny Tyne.
Here he cut his teeth.

The poem was written by Geoff Holland

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Geoff Holland and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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NZ2870, 68 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Geoff Holland   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 1 December, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2863 7077 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:1.8383N 1:33.2185W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2865 7079
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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