Heaton, Waggonway linking Heaton, Kenton and Coxlodge

HER Number:
15439

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton, Waggonway linking Heaton, Kenton and Coxlodge

Place:
Heaton

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:
A waggonway was constructed between Benton Colliery and Heaton High Pit in around 1817, linking Heaton Main Colliery to the Kenton and Coxlodge Waggonway (Turnbull 2009, 56). The line is shown on Greenwood’s plan of 1828

Easting:
2704

Northing:
6743

Grid Reference:
NZ27046743

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Greenwood 1828: Map of Northumberland; Turnbull, L. 2009 Coals from Newcastle: An Introduction to the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, p 56; Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage