Tyne and Wear HER(5591): Gateshead, Friar's Goose, Great Heap - Details
5591
Gateshead
Gateshead, Friar's Goose, Great Heap
Gateshead
NZ26SE
Industrial
Mining Industry Site
Spoil Heap
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. After the chemical works went out of use in 1932 the 2 million ton spoil heap was utilised for agricultural purposes. The recovered land became East Gateshead Riverside Park in 1966.
2721
6305
NZ27216305
<< HER 5591 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1890