Lawson Main Pit (Delight Pit)

HER Number:
4162

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Lawson Main Pit (Delight Pit)

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

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 Lawson Main Pit (Coal).

Easting:
427000

Northing:
564740

Grid Reference:
NZ427000564740

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4162 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97