Newburn, Water Row Pit

HER Number:
11530

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newburn, Water Row Pit

Place:
Newburn

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18-C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
George Stephenson worked at Water Row Pit from 1798 to 1801. There was a row of old cottages at Water Row along the river frontage - now only the Boathouse Inn survives (HER 8891). Water Row was cleared by Newburn Urban District Council as part of a slum clearance in 1931-9 {TWAS UD/Nb/40/35}.

Easting:
164

Northing:
652

Grid Reference:
NZ164652

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898; Water Row slum clearance 1931-39, Tyne and Wear Archives UD/Nb/40/35