Longbenton, Hope Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(1118): Longbenton, Hope Pit - Details

HER Number:
1118

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Hope Pit

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Hope Pit is a probable old coal mine dating to before the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map of 1858.

Easting:
2900

Northing:
6939

Grid Reference:
NZ29006939

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1118 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89