Whitburn, Mine Shaft

HER Number:
2588

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Mine Shaft

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mine Drainage and Ventilation

Site Type: Specific:
Mine Shaft

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A mine shaft, marked as ‘Old’ on the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey map of 1921, but not shown on the 2nd edition map, so sunk after 1895. It is probably associated with the nearby Whitburn Colliery.

Easting:
4108

Northing:
6292

Grid Reference:
NZ41086292

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2588 >> 3rd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1921, 3rd edn, 6, Durham, 4, SE