1212549 \'A\' Pit, Backworth, c.1823-67 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 54.0x43.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: \'A\' pit at Backworth, near Shiremoor, North Tyneside opened in 1818. It was the first of 8 pits at Backworth. The winding gear to move miners and bring coal up from the pit can be seen in the centre of the picture. Beside it is the winding-gear engine house with its tall, smoking chimney. The coal wagons at the front of the picture are being hauled on a rope using a stationary engine. This system was used from 1823 to 1867. The picture is thought to have been painted for a stable keeper at the colliery.); Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
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