Ryhope Colliery Railway

HER Number:
6997

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope Colliery Railway

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE NZ45SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Linked Ryhope Colliery (HER 6994) to the Silksworth Colliery Railway (HER 6996) which in turn linked up with the Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway (HER 2894). Ryhope Colliery was opened by Lord Londonderry in 1857.

Easting:
3973

Northing:
5379

Grid Reference:
NZ39735379

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1890