Castle Drift Mine, Greenhead, Northumberland

This early 19th-century drift mine runs beneath Blenkinsopp Castle. A shaft from 1842 was still in use in 1993 when this picture of the conveyor belt system was pictured.

Location

Northumberland Greenhead

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

1990s (1990 - 1999) mine mining machine coal victorian (1837 - 1901)