Birtley
Birtley in the industrial age included coal pits such as South Birtley Colliery, Wash House pit (HER 3916) and the Vale pit in Mount Moor Colliery (HER 3896), as well as related wagonways such as the Pelaw Main Wagonway (HER 4122), an iron works and various brickyards (HER 3919 and 3921). Brickmaking has continued to the present day.