Blackhall Colliery is a village on the North Sea coast of County Durham, in England.

Daniel Hall was one of the founding fathers of the colliery and invested heavily in the establishment of the mining infrastructure in the area.

It is believed but unconfirmed that the name Black-Hall was established as a result of Daniels alias 'Black' due to his association with the mining of coal and his surname Hall.

[2][3] The film shows the beach black with coal spoilings, dumped there by mine's conveyor system.

Since the mine closed, £10 million has been spent removing the conveyor and its massive concrete tower and cleaning tons of coal waste from the beach, which is now pristine.