North Hylton, Down Hill Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(2631): North Hylton, Down Hill Quarry - Details

HER Number:
2631

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
North Hylton, Down Hill Quarry

Place:
North Hylton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

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 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1857. Its precise location is unclear.

Easting:
3520

Northing:
6000

Grid Reference:
NZ35206000

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2631 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7