Birtley, Borehole Pit

HER Number

3903

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Birtley, Borehole Pit

Place

Birtley

Map Sheet

NZ25NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific

Colliery

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Borehole Pit (Coal).

Easting

428410

Northing

557130

Grid Reference

NZ428410557130

Sources

<< HER 3903 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7