East Denton, Coal Shaft

HER Number

4050

District

Newcastle

Site Name

East Denton, Coal Shaft

Place

East Denton

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mining Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Mine Shaft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This Coal Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1858.

Easting

420090

Northing

565910

Grid Reference

NZ420090565910

Sources

<< HER 4050 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97