Historic England Research Records

Post medieval shafts, spoil heaps and a pipeline are visible as earthworks on air photographs. A line of 12 regularly spaced spoil heaps  can be seen, some of which have the route of the sub-surface pipeline between them, visible as a depression. A smaller, more denuded spoil heap can be seen to the north. They appear to still be extant on the latest 1980 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Post medieval spoil heaps and tramways are visible as earthworks on air photographs between NZ 0022 7369 and NZ0260 7205. A line of 12 regularly spaced spoil heaps defining coal shafts can be seen, some of which have tramways between them. a smaller, more denuded spoil heap can be seen at NZ 0066 7363. They appear to still be extant on the latest 1980 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
(1)

The remains of shafts and spoil heaps at the locations of this records (still visible today on OS maps, aerial views and LIDAR) relate not to coal mining but to the construction of the Ryal tunnel by the Newcastle & Gateshead Water Company completed in 1859. The tunnel was constructed by driving the tunnel from both ends and from 12 evenly-spaced shafts sunk along its course (ref, Rennison Water to Tyneside (1979). (2)