West Boldon, Quarry

HER Number:
2571

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
West Boldon, Quarry

Place:
West Boldon

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1895. Since it is not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, it must be assumed that quarrying operations began there after 1855.

Easting:
3475

Northing:
6107

Grid Reference:
NZ34756107

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2571 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7, NE