Claxton Quarry

Claxton Quarry

HER Number

3797

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Claxton Quarry

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Claxton Quarry.

Easting

2599

Northing

6254

Grid Reference

NZ25996254

Sources

<< HER 3797 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7