Whorlton, old engine

HER Number:
11597

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Whorlton, old engine

Place:
Whorlton

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Machinery

Site Type: Specific:
Engine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on tithe map of 1847. Presumably linked to former coal workings. 'Old' suggests that it is out of use. Field names Pit Field, West and East Colt Holes and West and East Alice Hole suggest the presence of former coal workings.

Easting:
1935

Northing:
6767

Grid Reference:
NZ19356767

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Whorlton Tithe Map 1847 (Woodhorn NRO DT 509 M)