High Spen, Rickless Drift Stables

HER Number:
5108

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
High Spen, Rickless Drift Stables

Place:
High Spen

Map Sheet:
NZ16SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Animal Shed

Site Type: Specific:
Stable

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Colliery brick stable block built after 1919 and associated with Rickless Drift which was used for ventilation, man-riding and pit pony access 1890-1948. The building is still used for stabling.

Easting:
1402

Northing:
6079

Grid Reference:
NZ14026079

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5108 >> English Heritage, Monuments Protection Program, Site Assessment