Jarrow, Ballast Railway

HER Number

2262

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Jarrow, Ballast Railway

Place

Jarrow

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Ballast Railway, connected Ballast Wharf (HER ref. 2261) with Ballast Hill, (HER ref. 2263). This was probably at least partly rope-worked, using an engine (HER ref. 2295).

Easting

433560

Northing

565880

Grid Reference

NZ433560565880

Sources

<< HER 2262 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3