Heaton Waggonway to St. Anthony's Realignment

HER Number:
15340

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton Waggonway to St. Anthony's Realignment

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A plan of 1805 (Watson 27/13) shows a proposed realignment of Heaton/Lawson’s Main Waggonway serving the pits of Heaton Main Colliery to avoid Lawson’s Main whilst retaining its outlet at St Anthony’s. It is likely that this route was taken up once Lawson’s Main Waggonway (HER 15339) closed in 1811 following the flooding and closure of Lawson’s Main Colliery.

Easting:
2792

Northing:
6573

Grid Reference:
NZ27926573

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; North East Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering, NRO/3410/ Watson 27/13 Plan of the line of Heaton Colliery Waggonway, 1805; Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage