Swalwell, Clay Shaft

Tyne and Wear HER(3634): Swalwell, Clay Shaft - Details

HER Number:
3634

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Swalwell, Clay Shaft

Place:
Swalwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Clay Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Clay Pit

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of a Clay Shaft, presumably a shaft sunk for clay extraction.

Easting:
2023

Northing:
6183

Grid Reference:
NZ20236183

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3634 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6