Chopwell, Milkwellburn Colliery, Coal Shafts (and drifts)

HER Number:
3404

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Chopwell, Milkwellburn Colliery, Coal Shafts (and drifts)

Place:
Chopwell

Map Sheet:
NZ15NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mine Drainage and Ventilation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Mine Shaft

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Old Coal Shafts are marked at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. The number and precise locations of the shafts are unclear.

Easting:
1105

Northing:
5771

Grid Reference:
NZ11055771

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3404 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5