Marsden, Limestone Quarry

HER Number

2409

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Marsden, Limestone Quarry

Place

Marsden

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Limestone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Limestone Quarry on Harton Down Hill, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so presumably was out of use by 1855.

Easting

439010

Northing

565520

Grid Reference

NZ439010565520

Sources

<< HER 2409 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4