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North Biddick Colliery
Fossilised Tree

North Biddick Colliery Fossilised Tree
Brought out of The Pit in 1840  -  Fossilised Tree Trunk  -  circa 300 Million Years Old!

On display at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
[ Photo: One of our Visitors, 29th October 2018 ]

North Biddick Colliery - Label

Close-up of Label

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North Biddick Colliery / Victoria Bridge / River Wear 1.
North Biddick Colliery  -  Victoria Bridge / The Leamside Line  -  River Wear  -  Ferry Boat

[ Looking downstream from Dog Hole, towards Cox Green. ]

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North Biddick Colliery / Victoria Bridge / River Wear 2.
North Biddick Colliery

[ Looking from the Leamside Line, north-west side of the Victoria Bridge, over the colliery towards Dog Hole. ]