Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

HER Number

2684

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Fulwell, Limestone Quarries

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

Limestone Quarries at Carley Hill are marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1855. The Carley Hill Wagonway (HER ref. 2682) passed through this site.

Easting

438720

Northing

559410

Grid Reference

NZ438720559410

Sources

<< HER 2684 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8