Boldon Colliery
The Boldons are a group of 3 little towns in the north eastern of England - East Boldon, West Boldon as well as Boldon Colliery - north of Sunderland, east of Newcastle and also southern of South Shields as well as Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271. Existing within the historic limits of County Durham, the villages are first recorded in print in 1170. Their names developed from the words "Bold" or "Botl", implying a structure, as well as "dun", suggesting a hill. In 1866, work began sinking a pit that began generating coal in 1869, as well as was then called Boldon New Winning. The town that developed close by in the 1870s came to be known as Boldon Colliery. When the mine was deepened as well as extended in the 1910s, more real estate to accommodate the labor force was constructed to the south of the pit in a location known as Boldon New Town. Until 1974 the location was administered as a city district of County Durham, but since then has become part of the borough of South Tyneside. In 1976, the Boldon Colliery Band appeared in episode 13 of the television series When the Boat Comes In. The mine closed in 1982 yet more work appeared when an Asda supermarket opened up in 1987. Current advancements include Boldon Business Park. Boldon Colliery likewise has its own multi-screen cinema operated by Cineworld. The primary secondary school in the area is Boldon School, a specialist sporting activities college.
