Fulwell, Limestone Quarry

HER Number

2675

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Fulwell, Limestone Quarry

Place

Fulwell

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

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

This Limestone Quarry was linked to the Wear Lime Works (HER ref. 2679) by a wagonway (HER ref. 2676).

Easting

438060

Northing

559780

Grid Reference

NZ438060559780

Sources

<< HER 2675 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8