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Description: | Pemberton Colliery at Sunderland was begun in 1926 by Messrs. Pemberton & Co. It was the deepest mine in the world when it began producing coal in 1835. The pit was located on the north bank of the River Wear, and was also known as Wearmouth Colliery. This view was drawn and engraved by the local artist Thomas Hair. The colliery was the last coalmine to be closed in County Durham, in 1993. The site was redeveloped, and now houses the Stadium of Light, the home ground of Sunderland Football Club. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | work artists living in the North East art North East artists Sunderland sport men coal mining | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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