Tyne and Wear HER(2682): Carley Hill Wagonway - Details
2682
Sunderland
Carley Hill Wagonway
Fulwell
NZ35NE
Industrial
Tramway
Wagonway
Post Medieval
C18/C19
Documentary Evidence
Carley Hill Wagonway took limestone from Carley Hill Quarry (HER ref. 2681) to the Carley Lime Works on the Wear (HER ref. 2686). Traction was provided by Carley Hill Engine (HER ref. 2683). The line was probably built between c.1790 and c.1800.
3827
5997
NZ38275997
<< HER 2682 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
N.T. Sinclair in Milburn & Miller, (eds) 1988, Sunderland, River, Town & People, Sunderland's Railways, p.26,27