The last shift left Wearmouth Colliery in late 1993. It was the last deep coal mine of the County Durham coalfield to close.
Here are 11 scenes from the pit, both in its heyday and on the last day.
We also have reminders of the day the pit head towers came down.
We would love your memories of this major source of Wearside employment but first, take a look through these images from the Sunderland Echo archives.
![Workers leave the cages one last time at Wearmouth in 1993.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjBkOWIzNzdlLWE5NzMtNDZkYy05NGZkLWJkOGYyY2E3OGQxYTowM2M2N2U0MS1mMmQxLTRkYzQtYTQ5NS05MjNjMmQ1MTYwOTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Leaving the cages
Workers leave the cages one last time at Wearmouth in 1993. Photo: Sunderland Echo
![New overhead winding-gear being built at the pit in 1957.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjljY2IyZjZhLTBjMzctNGY2Ni04MDE1LTI3NmM2ODgyYzgyMjo2ZWVkYWE1OS1hZjY4LTQyZWUtOWYwYS0xODg2ZWExY2RmMzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Better times
New overhead winding-gear being built at the pit in 1957. Photo: Sunderland Echo
![Demolition of the D Shaft Tower in October 1994.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjMxYTg4ZTc0LTAzMmEtNGI4OS05YjQzLTUxNjg4YTUxOWNhZDpmMmIxODdmMC0zZTExLTQ5MTUtOTc3OC05MjVmNjNjNDIxZDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. The changing skyline
Demolition of the D Shaft Tower in October 1994. Photo: Sunderland Echo
![Wearmouth Pit in August 1959.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyZmYyMzk1LTcyYTctNGNjZi04YWM2LTA1MDc1YzE5MmU3NjoyOTVlYjk2Mi0yNGRiLTQ3ODktOWI4My1lYjhhYzllMDlmMTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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