Houghton-le-Spring, Rainton Engine and Reservoir

Tyne and Wear HER(3189): Houghton-le-Spring, Rainton Engine and Reservoir - Details

HER Number:
3189

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Rainton Engine and Reservoir

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ34NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Machinery

Site Type: Specific:
Engine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Rainton Engine with a reservoir on the Rainton and Seaham Railway (HER ref. 2976).

Easting:
3506

Northing:
4927

Grid Reference:
NZ35064927

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3189 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20