Benton Square, Wagonway
Benton Square, Wagonway
HER Number
1155
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Benton Square, Wagonway
Place
Benton Square
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Wagonway, marked ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, so disused before 1858. May have been the line known to have been in existence by 1788, possibly associated with the original Killingworth/Willington Wagonways. An evaluation by ASUD in 2015 revealed drainage ditches associated with this wagonway. No remains of the trackbed were uncovered.
Easting
430750
Northing
569890
Grid Reference
NZ430750569890
Sources
<< HER 1155 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
C.E. Lee, 1949, Tyneside Tramroads of Northumberland 1947-9, Transactions of the Newcomen Society, p.212; ASUD, 2010, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Evaluation
C.E. Lee, 1949, Tyneside Tramroads of Northumberland 1947-9, Transactions of the Newcomen Society, p.212; ASUD, 2010, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Evaluation