Townley Main Wagonway

HER Number

3317

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Townley Main Wagonway

Place

Ryton

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic map evidence shows the course of the Townley Main Wagonway from Townley Main Colliery (HER ref. 3314) to Stella Staith (HER ref. 3414).

Easting

417630

Northing

563850

Grid Reference

NZ417630563850

Sources

<< HER 3317 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 1; AAG Archaeology, 2010, Land adjacent to 2 South Close, Ryton - Archaeological Watching Brief; TWM, 2013, Site 285, land to the north of A695, Ryton - Archaeological Assessment