Fourstones Colliery, Lime and Cement Works
Pete Coombs, Colin B Foster and John Kearney
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Fourstones was – and remains today – a village some four miles north-west of Hexham, up the hillside above the left bank of the River South Tyne. The river was shallow, with a rocky bed, and unsuitable for navigation. Prior to the industrial revolution, coal extracted from the hillside was therefore carried away by cart or pack-horse for local consumption.
