West Herrington, Quarry

HER Number

3152

District

Sunderland

Site Name

West Herrington, Quarry

Place

West Herrington

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

This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1858.

Easting

434330

Northing

552080

Grid Reference

NZ434330552080

Sources

<< HER 3152 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13