Hetton Tunnel

HER Number

2987

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hetton Tunnel

Place

Hetton-le-Hole

Map Sheet

NZ34NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway Tunnel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Hetton Tunnel was constructed as part of the North Eastern Railway, Durham and Sunderland Branch (HER ref. 2994).

Easting

435680

Northing

547210

Grid Reference

NZ435680547210

Sources

<< HER 2987 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21