Benwell, Clay Pits

HER Number

4099

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Benwell, Clay Pits

Place

Benwell

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Clay Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Clay pits are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, along with a gingang, suggesting the presence of underground workings. These are not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, however, so were probably out of use by 1895.

Easting

422660

Northing

564450

Grid Reference

NZ422660564450

Sources

<< HER 4099 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97