black plaque · England

Black plaque № 7843

Lilley Brickworks Coke ovens built by the Priestman Colliery Company were converted in 1890 to produce common bricks for use in their collieries. The works closed in 1976.

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Nearby locations in England

Green plaque № 7842
Old Hollinside
1.8 km away
Stone plaque № 7852
preserved coke oven No 109 at west end of Whinfield Industrial Estate, Highfield, behind premises of "HMG" (Hamsterley Mill Garage)
1.9 km away
PS William Forth
Gateshead Road
4.1 km away
W. Graham Robertson
Left of the entrance arch at the west end of Blaydon Shopping Centre
4.4 km away

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