Throckley, Andrew Pit

HER Number:
3949

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Throckley, Andrew Pit

Place:
Throckley

Map Sheet:
NZ16NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Coal Workings

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A Coal Pit is shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by c.1895.

Easting:
1496

Northing:
6715

Grid Reference:
NZ14966715

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3949 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87; A Plan of Throckley, 1769, NRO 536/2; Thompson, 1767, A plan of the Lordship of Newburn belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, NRO Sant/Beq/9/1/1/24, Plan of the Throckley Estate in the County of Northumberland - freehold lands… formerly belonged to John Rogers Esq. now to Edward Montague Esq., 1736, NRO Sant/Beq/9/1/1/35; Throckley Estate and the workings in the Engine Seam of coal situated in the parish of Newburn belonging to Greenwich Hospital, NRO Sant/Beq/9/1/1/37