Whitburn, Sandstone Quarry

HER Number

2423

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Sandstone Quarry

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sandstone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence show a Sandstone Quarry at this location.

Easting

440590

Northing

564420

Grid Reference

NZ440590564420

Sources

<< HER 2423 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4