Walker, refuse destructor

HER Number:
17275

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Walker, refuse destructor

Place:
Walker

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Power Station

Site Type: Specific:
Refuse Destructor Station

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on 1908 Ordnance Survey town map of Newcastle. Spot heights shown on the map suggest that the refuse destructor may have been built on top of substantial colliery waste or demolition material. Demolished between 1941 and 1952.

Easting:
2904

Northing:
6512

Grid Reference:
NZ29046512

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2008, Sir Charles Parsons School, Westbourne Avenue, Walker - Archaeological Assessment