Harraton, Humble's waggonway, Branch to Black Fell

HER Number:
17097

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Harraton, Humble's waggonway, Branch to Black Fell

Place:
Harraton

Map Sheet:
NZ25SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Humble’s Waggonway, running from coal pits on Birtley Common to a staith at Fatfield, was established in 1741. By 1754, it was being used by Thomas Donnison to carry coal from South Birtley Colliery. A branch to Black Fell was established before 1787 (it is shown on Gibson’s map of 1787).

Easting:
2849

Northing:
5573

Grid Reference:
NZ28495573

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear; Turnbull, L, 2012, Railways Before George Stephenson (entry 77b) p161 & 172; Gibson's Map of Coalfield 1787; casson's map of coalfield, 1801; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019, Former Ayton School, Washington, Tyne and Wear, Desk-based assessment report 5138