Byker Waggonway (St. Peter's)

HER Number:
15429

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker Waggonway (St. Peter's)

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
No secure route has been established for a waggonway serving Heaton South Colliery. The route shown is conjectural. Turnbull says that it was established in 1810 (Turnbull 2012, route 24).

Easting:
2765

Northing:
6435

Grid Reference:
NZ27656435

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Turnbull, L. 2012 Railways Before George Stephenson, route 24