Longbenton, Engine House

HER Number

1120

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Longbenton, Engine House

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific

Engine House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The function of this engine house is unclear but may be related to the nearby quarries (HER ref. 1122 and 1124). Apparently out of use before 1895.

Easting

428170

Northing

569030

Grid Reference

NZ428170569030

Sources

<< HER 1120 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89