Whitburn, Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(2576): Whitburn, Quarry - Details

HER Number:
2576

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Quarry

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

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 shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan but not on the 1st edition, so was probably built after 1855.

Easting:
4084

Northing:
6215

Grid Reference:
NZ40846215

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2576 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8, NE