Marsden, Limestone Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(2408): Marsden, Limestone Quarry - Details

HER Number:
2408

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden, Limestone Quarry

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Limestone Quarry on Harton Down Hill, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so presumably was out of use by 1855.

Easting:
3915

Northing:
6545

Grid Reference:
NZ39156545

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2408 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4