Silksworth Colliery

18/01/2022

Terry Aich, Has a letter dated 1920 re the closure of the mine. He would like to share it to the public He was in contact with the museum years ago but lost contact. but they were kind enough to get the 1911 census which had his family's details. It was quite a big family. His name was Stephen Mitchell, he lived at 4 Tempest street this is where he learned what "netties" were :)

27/11/2021

We have a variety of activities for you to enjoy here at the Silksworth Sports Complex and Ski Slope.Home to the North East’s premiere ski facility with thre...

06/04/2020

05/12/2019

Take a trip back to the past, what do you remember?

05/10/2019

Does anyone remember Ron Muir from 1974 or his grandfather?

19/08/2019

Has everyone seen this?

This candid, observational Tyne Tees TV news feature powerfully communicates the raw experience of a pitmans shift at Dawdon Colliery in 1967 the heat, dirt, cramped tunnels and deafening noise of coal-cutting machines and conveyors. Without commentary, this film recalls a vanished era of courage and camaraderie for the miners working in hellish conditions two miles out and 1,000 feet below the North Sea, off the Durham coastline.

Grit, grime and graft fathoms beneath the North Sea for coal miners at Dawdon Colliery.

29/07/2019

A Collection of photos that need your input to name any faces, Told they are all related to Silksworth but not much more information