Wallsend, Christo Pit/Craster Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(1126): Wallsend, Christo Pit/Craster Pit - Details

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HER Number:
1126

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Wallsend, Christo Pit/Craster Pit

Place:
Wallsend

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:
Christo Pit, a probable coal mine, may have been associated with the ajacent wagonway (HER ref. 1130). It is named Craster Pit on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map.

Easting:
2945

Northing:
6830

Grid Reference:
NZ29456830

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1126 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89

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