Fawdon Waggonway to Scotswood

HER Number:
15348

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Fawdon Waggonway to Scotswood

Place:
Kenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Fawdon Colliery originally sent its coal along the Kenton and Coxlodge Waggonway to Wallsend. In 1818, a new route was designed by Benjamin Thompson, one of the partners owning Fawdon Colliery. This sent the coal south to Scotswood. The line used inclined planes and stationary engines. The re-routing was the cause of much dispute between Thompson and the owners of the Royalty.

Easting:
2306

Northing:
6867

Grid Reference:
NZ23066867

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Turnbull, L. 2009 Coals from Newcastle: An Introduction to the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, p 136