East Rainton, Quarry

HER Number

3214

District

Sunderland

Site Name

East Rainton, Quarry

Place

East Rainton

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

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, so was probably out of use by 1857.

Easting

433580

Northing

547370

Grid Reference

NZ433580547370

Sources

<< HER 3214 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20