Longbenton, Engine House

HER Number:
1120

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Engine House

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Engine House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The function of this engine house is unclear but may be related to the nearby quarries (HER ref. 1122 and 1124). Apparently out of use before 1895.

Easting:
2817

Northing:
6903

Grid Reference:
NZ28176903

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1120 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89