Whorlton, old engine

HER Number

11597

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Whorlton, old engine

Place

Whorlton

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Machinery

Site Type: Specific

Engine

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Shown on tithe map of 1847. Presumably linked to former coal workings. 'Old' suggests that it is out of use. Field names Pit Field, West and East Colt Holes and West and East Alice Hole suggest the presence of former coal workings.

Easting

419350

Northing

567670

Grid Reference

NZ419350567670

Sources

Whorlton Tithe Map 1847 (Woodhorn NRO DT 509 M)