Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(2325): Whitburn, Limestone Quarry - Details

HER Number:
2325

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This Limestone Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it had been abandoned by c.1855.

Easting:
440660

Northing:
562650

Grid Reference:
NZ440660562650

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2325 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8