Lawson Main Quarry

HER Number

4161

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Lawson Main Quarry

Place

Byker

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

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

Lawson Main Quarry is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows the expansion of this quarry between 1858 and 1895. Demolished by 1942.

Easting

427530

Northing

564830

Grid Reference

NZ427530564830

Sources

<< HER 4161 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; AD Archaeology, 2014, IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Former IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief