Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

HER Number

2419

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

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

Easting

439780

Northing

563510

Grid Reference

NZ439780563510

Sources

<< HER 2419 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4