East Rainton, Rainton Old Engine

HER Number:
3194

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
East Rainton, Rainton Old Engine

Place:
East Rainton

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

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 Old Engine on the Rainton and Seaham Railway (HER ref. 2976). The engine was probably out of use by 1857.

Easting:
3351

Northing:
4853

Grid Reference:
NZ33514853

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3194 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20