Byker, Lawson Main Colliery

HER Number:
6917

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, Lawson Main Colliery

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Lawson Main Colliery is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1850, with the buildings and shaft more clearly marked on the second edition of 1890. An archaeological evaluation in September 2004 demonstrated that the foundations of the colliery buildingssurvive just below the turf. Sandstone and brick walls and piers, a brick platform and a floor surface made of compacted coal were recorded. Above this was a yard surface lying on a bed of large sandstone slabs. The proposed development will be archaeologically monitored.

Easting:
2772

Northing:
6481

Grid Reference:
NZ27726481

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey first edition map, 1850; Tyne and Wear Museums, 2004, Newcastle Retail Park Phase 2 - An Archaeological Evaluation