Cross Rigg Quarry
Cross Rigg Quarry
HER Number
3095
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Cross Rigg Quarry
Place
Penshaw
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Cross Rigg Quarry. Leased by J & W Lowry Ltd. between 1895 and 1931. Photos and maps held at TWAS. Also known as Dyson's Quarry. Located midway between Old and New Penshaw.
Easting
432500
Northing
553870
Grid Reference
NZ432500553870
Sources
<< HER 3095 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; TWAS DS JWL/37-53; TWAS DS JWL/47/1-9; TWAS DS JWL/46/1-6; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas;