Tyne and Wear HER(5943): Felling Way V - Details
5943
Gateshead
Felling Way V
Felling
NZ26SE
Transport
Tramway
Wagonway
Post Medieval
C18
Documentary Evidence
Serious redevelopment of Felling Colliery, by Charles Brandling, probably began in 1776 with the first Felling engine. The new colliery had six pits served by a three-pronged waggonway system. By the early 19th century a new pit, called John, was sunk – the nucleus of Felling Colliery that lasted into the 20th century. For this new pit half a mile of track, roughly along the old Carr Hill line, was laid to the staith – but this time in iron.
278
622
NZ278622
<< HER 5943 >> G. Bennett, E. Clavering & A. Rounding, 1990, A Fighting Trade - Rail Transport in Tyne Coal, 1600-1800, vol 1, p155
J.T.W. Bell, 1843, The Great Northern Coalfield, 2nd series
A. Williams, 2004, A Fighting Trade - Review and mapping of routes; unpublished document for Tyne & Wear Heritage Environment Record