Washington, Washington Mill Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(2615): Washington, Washington Mill Pit - Details

HER Number:
2615

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Washington, Washington Mill Pit

Place:
Washington

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Mill Pit is marked as an ‘Old Coal Pit’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.

Easting:
2880

Northing:
5693

Grid Reference:
NZ28805693

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2615 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7