Shilbottle

Shilbottle is a village in Northumberland, north-east England, 3 miles south-east of Alnwick, and 5 miles from the coast at Alnmouth, close to the A1.

Coal mining began in the district around 1728; by the end of the 18th century six shafts were operating around Blue Lodge Farm . In the early 20th century, Shilbottle Colliery was bought for £50 by the English Co-operative Wholesale Society , a federation of consumer co-operatives, who upgraded the mining site: a new village of 170 houses was built, including some cottages for aged miners. Furthermore, Shilbottle Colliery was the only pit in the area where workers were given a week's holiday with pay, and a pension scheme. The National Coal Board took over after the Second World War; production continued until a decline in the 1970s. The pit closed in 1981, and the workforce transferred to nearby Whittle, Northumberland.

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