Sandstone Quarry

Sandstone Quarry

HER Number

2372

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Sandstone Quarry

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sandstone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Sandstone Quarry. An ‘Old Shaft’ (HER ref. 2371) lay within this feature.

Easting

436120

Northing

565440

Grid Reference

NZ436120565440

Sources

<< HER 2372 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4