Willington, Air Shaft

HER Number:
2184

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington, Air Shaft

Place:
Willington

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:

Site Type: Broad:
Shaft

Site Type: Specific:
Ventilation Shaft

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Air Shaft, possibly related to the nearby Bewick Pit (HER ref. 1161). This is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use before 1895.

Easting:
3020

Northing:
6858

Grid Reference:
NZ30206858

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2184 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 89, SW