Byer's Hole, Old Quay

HER Number

2425

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Byer's Hole, Old Quay

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Landing Point

Site Type: Specific

Quay

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Quay, to the south of Byer's Hole, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so presumably was out of use by 1855.

Easting

441110

Northing

563860

Grid Reference

NZ441110563860

Sources

<< HER 2425 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4