Throckley, Cat Pit

HER Number:
3924

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Throckley, Cat Pit

Place:
Throckley

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Cat Pit (Coal) is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1895.

Easting:
1554

Northing:
6630

Grid Reference:
NZ15546630

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3924 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 96; Extracts from minute book of George Johnson (1774-1775) Throckley Collieries (owned by Steve Grudgings)