Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Hartley Colliery Disaster
In or near New Hartley.
Hartley Colliery Disaster in England North East, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaton Delaval · 1.8 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Hartley Colliery Disaster site, the nearest railway station is Seaton Delaval, located 1.8 km away. The postcode for the site is NE25 0SH. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for accessibility and any potential fees.
About
Hartley Colliery Disaster is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2025
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Hartley Colliery disaster (also known as the Hartley Pit disaster or Hester Pit disaster) was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0840, -1.5143
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Seaton Valley
- Postcode
- NE25 0SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Nearest railway station
- Seaton Delaval — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5674884 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hartley Colliery disaster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hartley Colliery Disaster?
- Hartley Colliery Disaster is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE25 0SH), in the parish of Seaton Valley.
- What is Hartley Colliery Disaster?
- Hartley Colliery Disaster in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hartley Colliery Disaster?
- The nearest railway station is Seaton Delaval, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE25 0SH.
- Is Hartley Colliery Disaster a protected site?
- Yes — Hartley Colliery Disaster is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Hartley Colliery Disaster?
- The nearest railway station is Seaton Delaval, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE25 0SH.