Houghton-le-Spring, Flat Engine and Reservoir
Houghton-le-Spring, Flat Engine and Reservoir
HER Number
2973
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Houghton-le-Spring, Flat Engine and Reservoir
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
Site Type: Specific
Engine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Flat Engine with a reservoir on the Hetton Company's Railway (HER ref. 2848).
Easting
436170
Northing
550040
Grid Reference
NZ436170550040
Sources
<< HER 2973 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14