Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

HER Number:
2684

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

Place:
Fulwell

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Limestone Quarries at Carley Hill are marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1855. The Carley Hill Wagonway (HER ref. 2682) passed through this site.

Easting:
3872

Northing:
5941

Grid Reference:
NZ38725941

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2684 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8