Whickham, Clay Drift

HER Number

3643

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Whickham, Clay Drift

Place

Whickham

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Clay Mine

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows A Drift (Clay) at this location.

Easting

419570

Northing

561710

Grid Reference

NZ419570561710

Sources

<< HER 3643 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6