English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3717
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4639
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Gravel Pit at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Gravel Pit.
Site Name
Hetton-le-Hole, Gravel Pit
Site Type: Specific
Gravel Pit
HER Number
2997
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2997 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3691
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4654
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Easington Lane
Description
These Brick Ponds are marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so were probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Brick Ponds, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Easington Lane, Brick Ponds
Site Type: Specific
Brickearth Pit
HER Number
2996
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2996 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3729
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4673
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
A Gravel Pit is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but its precise location is unclear.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Gravel Pit. The location is unclear from the 1st edition OS mapping, but probably lay within a 200m radius of this grid reference.
Site Name
Hetton-le-Hole, Gravel Pit
Site Type: Specific
Gravel Pit
HER Number
2995
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2995 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2987, 2993, 2895
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3769
EASTING2
3326
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
4728
NORTHING2
4614
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
North Eastern Railway, Durham and Sunderland Branch line is divided into two parts in the Historic Environment Record as it leaves the County and reenters elsewhere (the northern section is HER ref. 2895). This stretch of line included Eppleton Engine (HER ref. 2993) and Hetton Tunnel (HER ref. 2987). The line was authorised in 1834 and this part, from Haswell to Shincliff opened in 1839. The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway took over in 1846 and was still using ropes in 1858. The line was truncated to Pittington in 1931 and closed in 1953.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
North Eastern Railway Durham and Sunderland Branch. The line is divided into two parts in this record as it leaves the County and re-enters elsewhere, the northern section is SMR 2895. This stretch of line included Eppleton Engine, (SMR 2993), and Hetton Tunnel, (SMR 2987). The line was authorised in 1834 and this part, from Haswell to Shincliff opened 1839. The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway took over in 1846 and was still using ropes in 1858. The line was truncated to Pittington in 1931 and closed in 1953.
Site Name
NER, Durham and Sunderland Branch (South)
Site Type: Specific
Railway
HER Number
2994
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2994 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
I.M. Ayris, & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p.12; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2994
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3704
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4723
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Eppleton Engine on the Eppleton Bank part of the North Eastern Railway Durham and Sunderland branch (HER ref. 2994).
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
Eppleton Engine, on the Eppleton Bank part of the North Eastern Railway Durham and Sunderland branch, (SMR 2994).
Site Name
Eppleton Engine
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
2993
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2993 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3603
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4670
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows a Sand Pit, but the precise location is unclear.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sand Pit. The location of this is unclear on the 1st edition OS mapping, but probably lay within a 200m radius of this grid reference.
Site Name
Hetton-le-Hole, Sand Pit
Site Type: Specific
Sand Pit
HER Number
2992
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2992 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3573
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4688
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
This Lime Kiln, shown on historic Ordnance Survey maps, may have used lime from Colliery Quarry (HER ref. 2990) and coal from Hetton Colliery (HER ref. 2989).
SITEASS
Lime kiln - stone or brick structure for calcining brooken limestone to make powdered quicklime for agricultural, construction and industrial uses. Limestone was broken up and fed into the top of the kiln onto a charcoal fire. After burning, the powdered lime was raked out through an opening at the front of the kiln. By the early C20 bulk production using machinery for crushing the stone and burning it in Hoffman kilns saw the demise of lime kilns (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology, AB Searle, 1935, Limestone and its products, R. Williams, 1990, Lime kilns and limeburning, Shire Publications).
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
SITEDESC
Lime Kiln, possibly used lime from Colliery Quarry (SMR 2990) and coal from Hetton Colliery (SMR 2989).
Site Name
Hetton-le-Hole, Lime Kiln
Site Type: Specific
Lime Kiln
HER Number
2991
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2991 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3575
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4698
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Colliery Quarry at this location in Hetton.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Colliery Quarry, Hetton.
Site Name
Hetton Colliery Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
2990
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2990 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
CONDITION
Fair
Crossref
2848
DAY1
21
DAY2
05
District
Sunderland
Easting
3592
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
MONTH2
06
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 34 NE 26
Northing
4698
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
Hetton Colliery or Hetton Lyons Colliery. The 1st edition OS mapping also shows a Gas Works within the site. There were two pits - Blossom Pit and Minor Pit. This was the southern terminus of the Hetton Railway (HER 2848). The colliery (and railway), laid out by George Stephenson and built by his brother Robert, was started in 1822. This was historically one of the most important mines in the Durham Coalfield. Hetton Pit was the very first mine from which coal beneath the magnesian limestone plateau of north east Durham was extracted. Geologists had previously said that good quality coal did not exist below the limestone. The pits were ventilated by furnaces and boiler fires. Shaft sidings and stables were lit by electricity. Its success led to the opening out of the whole of the north east Durham coalfield and shaped the history and growth of the area for the next 150 years. The coming of the mine had a huge impact on the economy and population of Hetton. Alongside the pit were cokeworks, brickworks, colliery blacksmith's, joiners' shops, engine repair shops and wagon sheds. There were four places of worship belonging to the Baptists, Wesleyan Methodists, Primitive Methodists and Kilhamite Methodists. And a Chapel of Ease. An explosion on 20 December 1860 killed 22 people. TH Hair drew a picture of the colliery. The Hetton Coal Company became the Lambton and Hetton Collieries Ltd in 1911, the Lambton Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd in 1923 and in 1947 it was taken over by the National Coal Board. The colliery closed in July 1950. A number of colliery buildings survive - the main complex of decorative stone-built colliery buildings is on the north side of colliery lane. On the south side is a stone fronted building with decorative arched windows now known as Trainor's Depot with other colliery buildings to the rear. Next to this is the brick-built Lyons Garage of later date. The former colliery worker's cottages on Lyons Avenue, where Robert Stephenson once lived, have a commemorative plaque on the gable end. The former Youth Centre to the rear of the cottages is probably also a former colliery building. Within Hetton Lyons Industrial Estate, the brick building now occupied by Hall and Blenkinsop, is a former engine house for the colliery. Trainor's Depot and Lyons Garage were recorded by ASUD in July 2004 prior to demolition. Trainor's depot dates to the second half of the C19, Lyons Garage is a brick engine shed dating to the 1920s or 30s.
SITEASS
A number of colliery buildings survive - the main complex of decorative stone-built colliery buildings is on the north side of colliery lane. On the south side is a stone fronted building with decorative arched windows now known as Trainor's Depot with other colliery buildings to the rear. Next to this is the brick-built Lyons Garage of later date. The former colliery worker's cottages on Lyons Avenue, where Robert Stephenson once lived, have a commemorative plaque on the gable end. The former Youth Centre to the rear of the cottages is probably also a former colliery building. Within Hetton Lyons Industrial Estate, the brick building now occupied by Hall and Blenkinsop, is a former engine house for the colliery. Trainor's Depot and Lyons Garage were recorded by ASUD in July 2004 prior to demolition. Trainor's depot dates to the second half of the C19, Lyons Garage is a brick engine shed dating to the 1920s or 30s.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Hetton Colliery or Hetton Lyons Colliery. The 1st edition OS mapping also shows a Gas Works within the site. There were two pits - Blossom Pit and Minor Pit. This was the southern terminus of the Hetton Railway (HER 2848). The colliery (and railway), laid out by George Stephenson and built by his brother Robert, was started in 1822. This was historically one of the most important mines in the Durham Coalfield. Hetton Pit was the very first mine from which coal beneath the magnesian limestone plateau of north east Durham was extracted. Geologists had previously said that good quality coal did not exist below the limestone. The pits were ventilated by furnaces and boiler fires. Shaft sidings and stables were lit by electricity. Initially there were about 300 men and boys employed underground and 180 above by 1880 this was 600 underground and 300 above with a daily output of coal of c.1000 tonnes. Its success led to the opening out of the whole of the north east Durham coalfield and shaped the history and growth of the area for the next 150 years. The coming of the mine had a huge impact on the economy and population of Hetton. Alongside the pit were cokeworks, brickworks (1855), colliery blacksmith's, joiners' shops, engine repair shops and wagon sheds. There were four places of worship belonging to the Baptists, Wesleyan Methodists, Primitive Methodists and Kilhamite Methodists. And a Chapel of Ease. An explosion on 20 December 1860 killed 22 people. TH Hair drew a picture of the colliery. The Hetton Coal Company became the Lambton and Hetton Collieries Ltd in 1911, the Lambton Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd in 1923 and in 1947 it was taken over by the National Coal Board. The colliery closed in July 1950. 170 fatalities while operational.
Site Name
Hetton Colliery (Lyons Colliery)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
2989
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 2989 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p 13
I. Ayris, 1980, Elemore Colliery and The Hetton Coal Company, Industrial Archaeology Review, Vol 4 No 1, p.6-35; Durham Mining Museum http://www.dmm.org.uk; TH Hair, 1844, Views of the collieries in the counties of Northumberland and Durham; N. Emery, 1998, Banners of the Durham Coalfield; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p215-224; www.hettonlocalhistory.org.uk
SURVIVAL
40-59%
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
3570
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
4731
NORTHING2
0
parish
Hetton
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
An area is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan as Refuse, possibly indicating a waste tip associated with the nearby Hetton Colliery (HER ref. 2989).
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Area shown on the 1st edition OS mapping as Refuse, possibly waste from the nearby Hetton Colliery, (SMR 2989).
Site Name
Hetton-le-Hole, Refuse Heap
Site Type: Specific
Spoil Heap
HER Number
2988
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2988 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
YEAR1
1994