West Chirton, Tuesday Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(16447): West Chirton, Tuesday Pit - Details

HER Number:
16447

District:

Site Name:
West Chirton, Tuesday Pit

Place:
West Chirton

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Coal Workings

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Identified in Coal Authority report and on mine abandonment plan 1801. May have been worked as pillars.

Easting:
3325

Northing:
6836

Grid Reference:
NZ33256836

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
WSP, 2014, West Chirton (South) Industrial Estate - Archaeological Assessment