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Originally Posted by geoffglass
Just joined group and noticed a
Percy Street Pit mentioned
What /where etc.
I was born and lived in Amble
1945-1966 and never heard this mentioned
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The Percy Street workings had been forgotten (just about) by 1876, even though they were being used for a water supply at that time. So we are talking early here, probably 18th century.
Post 12 and 19
in this thread on Amble's early water supply refer to the workings. Coal was extracted for use at the Links salt works.