West Harton, Wagonway

HER Number:
2395

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
West Harton, Wagonway

Place:
West Harton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A Wagonway linking Harton and Whitburn Colliery (HER ref. 2394) to the North Eastern Railway, South Shields Branch (HER ref. 2332). It used the northern part of the Brandling Junction Railway, Biddick Branch, which opened in 1839 and closed in 1840. The northern section of this wagonway is not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan as the whole Biddick Branch was reopened in 1867 and its northern end remodelled (HER ref. 2550).

Easting:
3582

Northing:
6489

Grid Reference:
NZ35826489

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2395 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4