10 Appletree Gardens, culvert

HER Number

11279

District

Newcastle

Site Name

10 Appletree Gardens, culvert

Place

Walkerville

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Regulation Installation

Site Type: Specific

Culvert

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Culvert (or similar) formed of sandstone blocks and slabs found in the back garden of No. 10 in 2006 when the house owner was excavating a pond. The tunnel measuring 2 feet wide by 2 feet high and the top of the structure was around 4 feet below ground level. Probably industrial related as the site lies only 44m south of Henry Pit (HER 4181). The feature was covered over before it could be recorded.

Easting

428440

Northing

565860

Grid Reference

NZ428440565860

Sources

Pers comm, Peter Atkinson, 11 July 2006