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A little history lesson

Posted by Norman Dunn on November 14, 2022, 13:36:58

There is a row of old houses on Elmfield Rd in Hebburn, close to Campbell Park Rd nicknamed 'Sinker's Row' because the workers who sunk Monkton Pit shaft lived there in the early 1900s.
Here is a 1951 aerial view of Monkton Colliery.
I have no idea why it closed but I was among the kids who climbed over the walled off colliery.

A new housing estate stands on that land today.

Monkton-Colliery-just-yards-south-of-Devon-Rd-copy

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by Brian on November 14, 2022, 13:53:01, in reply to "A little history lesson"

So many housing estates built on old colliery sites have been troubled by subsidence after a few years, how is this one doing?

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by Norman Dunn on November 14, 2022, 19:17:59, in reply to "Re: A little history lesson"

I cannot think of any mining subsidence in our area Brian.

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by Brian on November 14, 2022, 19:50:02, in reply to "Re: A little history lesson"

I know they had problems in parts of Yorkshire as a lot of the mining plans weren't always accurate especially with mines test had been closed for a while, there's parts of Newcastle where there's been problems with flooding due to old mine workings.

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by geordieboy ns on November 15, 2022, 2:14:56, in reply to "Re: A little history lesson"

We lived in a pre-fab housing street in Cleadon area for many years, the council eventualy demolished the houses because of subsidence but two storey brick houses have been built on the same site . Perhaps on slabs ?

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by Brian on November 15, 2022, 10:03:22, in reply to "Re: A little history lesson"

They may have shored up the subsidence, alternatively I am sure I read something about a geopolymer or concrete solution where its pumped into prepared areas to use as bases.

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by geordieboy ns on November 15, 2022, 11:47:57, in reply to "Re: A little history lesson"

Not that I consider myself a sinner but as a mischifieus geordie sprout often into harmless mischief its ironic. That they built a Jehovas Witness Church onthe site of our old house . The two storey semi was made out of prefabricated blocks with a pitch floor .

Re: A little history lesson

Posted by Colin Thompson on November 16, 2022, 19:56:14, in reply to "Re: A little history lesson"

I can remember the shaft and the timbers that looked just like long railway sleepers but I can’t remember any attempt to fill the shaft or even cover it securely— maybe it has just been covered with vegetation over time .The position of the shaft as I recall is just outside the new estate .let’s hope it isn’t found by some innocent children.

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