West Chirton, Hartley Main Wagonway, Cast Iron Wheel

HER Number:
5055

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
West Chirton, Hartley Main Wagonway, Cast Iron Wheel

Place:
West Chirton

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Vehicle Component

Site Type: Specific:
Wheel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19?

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
Cast iron wheel found by Mr. T Singleton in 2000 and donated to the Stephenson Railway Museum. 34.5 inches in diameter. 12 inches deep including broken stud of axle. Hub 9 inches. The axle is fitted to the wheel hub with wood wedges. The wheel has 12 spokes. The wheel was found at the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in a section through a soil bund to the east of Hartley Main Wagonway.

Easting:
3282

Northing:
6835

Grid Reference:
NZ32826835

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5055 >> M. Forrester, Stephenson Railway Museum, 2000, Museum Object Entry Form