Tyne and Wear HER(4161): Byker, Lawson Main Quarry - Details
4161
Newcastle
Byker, Lawson Main Quarry
Byker
NZ26SE
Industrial
Stone Extraction Site
Quarry
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Lawson Main Quarry is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows the expansion of this quarry between 1858 and 1895. Demolished by 1942.
2753
6483
NZ27536483
<< HER 4161 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; AD Archaeology, 2014, IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Former IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief