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Beech Hill 1849 map
Beech Hill 1849 map
Photo: Ashley
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Item #: 11756
Could this have been the site of the present Wellfield Hotel? Wellfield Cottage can clearly be seen in this 1849 map with an undeveloped Beech Hill close by and both are surrounded by Colleries. Giant's Hall (and Billy's Pit) to the north, Douglas Bank Colliery to the south and Ryland's Colliery to the east.

Comment by: sip on 11th January 2015 at 19:46

After looking and overlaying maps. it seems that you theory is bang on. The current Sams Bar sits pretty much exactly on the site of the Wellfield Cottage.

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