West Boldon, Engine House

HER Number:
2302

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
West Boldon, Engine House

Place:
West Boldon

Map Sheet:
NZ35NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Engine House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Engine House on the North Eastern Railway, Pontop and South Shields Branch (HER ref. 2290). This may have been associated with the nearby Dam (HER ref. 2302). It is not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1895.

Easting:
3405

Northing:
5996

Grid Reference:
NZ34055996

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2302 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7