Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

HER Number

2680

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

Place

Fulwell

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Limestone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows two ‘Old Lime Kilns’ within the site. Therefore, the site was probably out of use by 1855.

Easting

438600

Northing

559940

Grid Reference

NZ438600559940

Sources

<< HER 2680 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8