Walker, refuse destructor

HER Number

17275

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Walker, refuse destructor

Place

Walker

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific

Refuse Destructor Station

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Shown on 1908 Ordnance Survey town map of Newcastle. Spot heights shown on the map suggest that the refuse destructor may have been built on top of substantial colliery waste or demolition material. Demolished between 1941 and 1952.

Easting

429040

Northing

565120

Grid Reference

NZ429040565120

Sources

Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2008, Sir Charles Parsons School, Westbourne Avenue, Walker - Archaeological Assessment