Walbottle Quarries

Tyne and Wear HER(3985): Walbottle Quarries - Details

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HER Number:
3985

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Walbottle Quarries

Place:
Walbottle

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

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:
Walbottle Quarries are shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by c.1895.

Easting:
417920

Northing:
566570

Grid Reference:
NZ417920566570

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3985 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87

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