A Toll House is shown at the top of Matthew Bank on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area, but is not shown on the 1st edition plan, indicating that it opened after 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
A Toll House at the top of Matthew Bank. Not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so built after 1858.
Site Name
Toll House
Site Type: Specific
Toll House
HER Number
4258
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4258 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
425480
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567670
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Heaton
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it had fallen into disuse by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
A Quarry, marked as Old on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Heaton, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4257
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4257 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
425400
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567910
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Gosforth
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it had fallen into disuse by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
A Quarry, marked as Old on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
South Gosforth, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4256
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4256 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
425480
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568010
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Gosforth
Description
A Smithy appears at this location on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan but is not shown on the 1st edition plan, indicating that it was built after 1858. The building was latterly in use by Fordec Limited.
SITEASS
The smithy or forge was the workplace of a blacksmith or ironsmith, where iron was worked into useful objects such as weapons, armour in the Middle Ages and locks, hinges, spades and tools, iron horseshoes (machine-made horseshoes were introduced from USA in 1870s), grilles, gates, railings, metal parts for locomotives, coaches, waggons and carts. The blacksmith's raw material was wrought iron in bar form. The smithy comprised a hearth, bellows, anvil and bosh (quenching trough). A small forge had hand-operated bellows, a large industrial forge water-powered bellows, power hammer and shears (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
A Smithy which is not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was probably built after 1858. Survives and used by Fordec Limited.
Site Name
South Gosforth, Smithy
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
4255
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 4255 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
421180
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566850
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Blakelaw
Description
Blakelaw Quarry, with a smithy appears on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area but is not shown on the 1st edition plan, indicating that it opened after 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Blakelaw Quarry, with a smithy. Not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so opened after 1858.
Site Name
Blakelaw, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4254
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4254 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
421100
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566960
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Blakelaw
Description
The shaft is not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan and is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was in use between 1858 and 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
A Shaft, not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping and marked as Old on the 2nd edition, so in use between 1858 and 1895.
Site Name
Blakelaw, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
4253
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4253 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6959
DAY1
08
DAY2
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
421890
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567420
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Kenton
Description
Kitty's Drift, an underground railway was apparently built from East Kenton Colliery to staiths on the Tyne in 1770. A subterranean tunnel and the colliery ("Kenton E.t") is shown on Lambert's map of 1807. The colliery is shown as a "pit heap" on a plan of East Kenton Estate of 1841 and "pit" on Bell's map of 1847. On Oliver's map of 1851 it is shown linked to Old Engine Pit by a road or wagonway. On the 25" first edition a shaft is marked. Shown as Old mine shaft and spoil heap on Ordnance Survey second edition. Still shown as an old shaft on the Ordnance Survey of 1941.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Kitty's Drift, an underground railway was apparently built from East Kenton Colliery to staiths on the Tyne in 1770. A subterranean tunnel and the colliery ("Kenton E.t") is shown on Lambert's map of 1807. The colliery is shown as a "pit heap" on a plan of East Kenton Estate of 1841 and "pit" on Bell's map of 1847. On Oliver's map of 1851 it is shown linked to Old Engine Pit by a road or wagonway. On the 25" first edition a shaft is marked. Shown as Old mine shaft and spoil heap on Ordnance Survey second edition. Still shown as an old shaft on the Ordnance Survey of 1941.
Site Name
East Kenton Colliery
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4252
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4252 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW; Lambert, 1807, Plan of the Rivers Tyne and Wear.. Also a plan of Newcastle; R. Welford, 1879, A History of the Parish of Gosforth, p. 84
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
421990
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567550
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
A Quarry, marked as Old on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Kenton, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4251
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4251 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
DAY2
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
422130
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567640
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton
Description
Kenton Quarry. Described by Welford in 1879 as 'a valuable quarry of Grindstone post'. Stone from Kenton was used to build St. Thomas' Church, the town hall, the chapels and walls at Jesmond Cemetery and other public buildings in Newcastle. Millstones or grindstones were exported from the Tyne for centuries, with Kenton one of the main suppliers. Kenton Quarry is described on old maps as a Freestone Quarry (freestone is a fine grained sandstone that cuts easily). Before 1920 the quarry expanded eastwards changing the route of Engine Lane (now Creighton Avenue) into a sharp curve.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Kenton Quarry. Described by Welford in 1879 as 'a valuable quarry of Grindstone post'. Stone from Kenton was used to build St. Thomas' Church, the town hall, the chapels and walls at Jesmond Cemetery and other public buildings in Newcastle. Millstones or grindstones were exported from the Tyne for centuries, with Kenton one of the main suppliers. Kenton Quarry is described on old maps as a Freestone Quarry (freestone is a fine grained sandstone that cuts easily). Before 1920 the quarry expanded eastwards changing the route of Engine Lane (now Creighton Avenue) into a sharp curve.
Site Name
Kenton Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4250
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4250 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW; R. Welford, 1879, A History of the Parish of Gosforth; Liz Palmer, 1993, Bygone Kenton, photos 10 and 11
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
420730
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568690
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
A Quarry, marked as Old on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Kenton, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4249
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4249 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW