Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

Tyne and Wear HER(2703): Fulwell, Limestone Quarries - Details

HER Number:
2703

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:
Two limestone quarries are marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so were out of use by 1855.

Easting:
3992

Northing:
5978

Grid Reference:
NZ39925978

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2703 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8