Byker Waggonway (St. Peter's)

HER Number

15429

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Byker Waggonway (St. Peter's)

Place

Byker

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

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

No secure route has been established for a waggonway serving Heaton South Colliery. The route shown is conjectural. Turnbull says that it was established in 1810 (Turnbull 2012, route 24).

Easting

427650

Northing

564350

Grid Reference

NZ427650564350

Sources

Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Turnbull, L. 2012 Railways Before George Stephenson, route 24