Tyne and Wear HER(2371): South Shields, Shaft - Details
2371
S Tyneside
South Shields, Shaft
South Shields
NZ36NE
Industrial
Mine Drainage and Ventilation Site
Mine Shaft
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
A mine shaft, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1855. This lay within the Sandstone Quarry (HER ref. 2372).
3611
6545
NZ36116545
<< HER 2371 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4