South Shields, Shaft

HER Number:
2371

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Shaft

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mine Drainage and Ventilation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Mine Shaft

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A mine shaft, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1855. This lay within the Sandstone Quarry (HER ref. 2372).

Easting:
3611

Northing:
6545

Grid Reference:
NZ36116545

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2371 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4