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Backworth: Fenwick Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Described at item level.
Catalogue reference: COAL 80/55
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This record is about the Backworth: Fenwick Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Described at item level. dating from 1975 in the series National Coal Board and predecessors: Photographs. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- COAL 80/55
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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Backworth: Fenwick Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Described at item level.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: NZ 315 735; WGS84: 55.0549231452468, -1.50684679811012]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4720326/
Series information
COAL 80
National Coal Board and predecessors: Photographs
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Backworth: Fenwick Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Described at item level.
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