Elswick, Coal Drops

HER Number:
4904

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Coal Drops

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Lifting and Winding Structure

Site Type: Specific:
Coal Drop

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
These 19th century coal drops are of a type that would usually be fed from a railway line. One of the drops is of stone construction and was located immediately behind an engine house shown on the c.1850 plan. It is probable that a wagonway or other track existed between the coal shaft (HER ref. 4118) and the engine house, although there is no map evidence for this.

Easting:
2414

Northing:
6314

Grid Reference:
NZ24146314

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4904 >> Northern Archaeological Associates, 2000, Elswick Lead Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment