Penshaw, Cross Rigg Quarry

HER Number:
3095

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Cross Rigg Quarry

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

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:
Cross Rigg Quarry. Leased by J & W Lowry Ltd. between 1895 and 1931. Photos and maps held at TWAS. Also known as Dyson's Quarry. Located midway between Old and New Penshaw.

Easting:
3250

Northing:
5387

Grid Reference:
NZ32505387

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3095 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; TWAS DS JWL/37-53; TWAS DS JWL/47/1-9; TWAS DS JWL/46/1-6; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas;