Gateshead, possible mine shaft
Gateshead, possible mine shaft
HER Number
4866
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gateshead, possible mine shaft
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A possible mine shaft is visible at this location on Oliver’s map of 1830.
Easting
425790
Northing
563720
Grid Reference
NZ425790563720
Sources
<< HER 4866 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 1998, Gateshead Regional Music Centre, Archaeological Desk Top Assessment
T. Oliver, 1830,A New Map of Newcastle upon Tyne
T. Oliver, 1830,A New Map of Newcastle upon Tyne