West Brunton, Mine Shaft
West Brunton, Mine Shaft
HER Number
4239
District
Newcastle
Site Name
West Brunton, Mine Shaft
Place
West Brunton
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
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 Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1895. It is marked by the British Geological Survey as " Three Pool ". This area has been mined for hundreds of years. 'North Pit Field' and 'South Pit Field' on the early 19th century Woolsington Estate plan (NRO 1219) presumably indicate the location of a coal pit or pits.
Easting
421060
Northing
571510
Grid Reference
NZ421060571510
Sources
<< HER 4239 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, NW
The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Newcastle International Airport, Cultural Heritage Assessment
The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Newcastle International Airport, Cultural Heritage Assessment