Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

HER Number

2421

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

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

440180

Northing

564040

Grid Reference

NZ440180564040

Sources

<< HER 2421 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4