Longbenton, Sand Pit

HER Number

1100

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Longbenton, Sand Pit

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ27SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sand Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Sand Pit on Closing Hill marked "Old" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, so disused before 1858.

Easting

428300

Northing

570130

Grid Reference

NZ428300570130

Sources

<< HER 1100 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89