Houghton-le-Spring, Houghton Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(3168): Houghton-le-Spring, Houghton Quarry - Details

HER Number:
3168

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Houghton Quarry

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

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:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Houghton Quarry with two lime kilns at this location.

Easting:
3390

Northing:
5059

Grid Reference:
NZ33905059

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3168 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13