Monkton, slag heap (the Crusher)

HER Number:
8279

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Monkton, slag heap (the Crusher)

Place:
Monkton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Spoil Heap

Site Type: Specific:
Slag Heap

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Destroyed Monument

Description:
Waste from the smelting of iron ore for Palmer's shipyard was dumped in the fields to the north of Monkton village, eventually creating a vast slag heap which resulted in the Bede Burn being culverted. The slag heap was known locally as the 'Crusher'. This was reclaimed by the time Monkton Cokeworks closed in 1990 to create a large green space for recreation and nature (HER 8126).

Easting:
3206

Northing:
6400

Grid Reference:
NZ32066400

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, March 2006, Monkton Conservation Area Character Appraisal; N. Pevsner and E. Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham (second edition)