Tyne and Wear HER(7608): Marley Hill, St, Cuthbert's Road, explosives store - Details
7608
Gateshead
Marley Hill, St, Cuthbert's Road, explosives store
Marley Hill
NZ25SW
Industrial
Chemical Production Site
Explosives Store
Early Modern
C19
Extant Building
Former explosives store for Marley Hill Colliery. An unusual structure with a (now felted) barrel roof, which is in a semi-ruinous condition. It was built to house mixed explosives associated with the Marley Hill Colliery. Constructed primarily of brick with thick iron doors, its two rooms were divided by a 3’ wall to ensure that the explosives and detonators could be stored safely side by side. Double doors were also provided with thick perimeter walls. These facilities were a later addition to colliery sites in order to address safety problems arising out of the early practice of storage of explosives by individual miners within the mine itself. MATERIALS Brick, iron DATES 1903 LOCAL LIST
2048
5773
NZ20485773
Gateshead Council Local List X20/LL/243