Penshaw, Wagonway

Tyne and Wear HER(3503): Penshaw, Wagonway - Details

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HER Number:
3503

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Wagonway

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the location of a possible Old Wagonway. The depiction on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan suggests that it may have been associated with the Lambton Railway (HER ref. 3077) and an old engine (HER ref. 3079).

Easting:
3221

Northing:
5447

Grid Reference:
NZ32215447

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3503 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13

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