Tyne and Wear HER(4239): West Brunton, Mine Shaft - Details
4239
Newcastle
West Brunton, Mine Shaft
West Brunton
NZ27SW
Shaft
Ventilation Shaft
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1895. It is marked by the British Geological Survey as " Three Pool ". This area has been mined for hundreds of years. 'North Pit Field' and 'South Pit Field' on the early 19th century Woolsington Estate plan (NRO 1219) presumably indicate the location of a coal pit or pits.
2106
7151
NZ21067151
<< HER 4239 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, NW
The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Newcastle International Airport, Cultural Heritage Assessment