English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4184,4187
DAY1
01
DAY2
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
429380
EASTING2
2852
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565870
NORTHING2
6549
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walker
Description
This Wagonway first appears on Greenwood's map of 1828, but was short lived as it was out of use by the 1847 plan of the Great Northern Coal Field. It is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan (1858).
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A waggonway running from Gosforth Pit and past Fair Pit, both in Walker Colliery, to coal staiths in Wallsend. This made redundant, or provided an alternative to, coal staiths serving Gosforth and Fair pit in Walker and Wincomblee further downstream.
Site Name
Wagonway from Gosforth Pit to Wallsend
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
4185
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4185 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98
Greenwood, 1828, Map of Northumberland; J.T.W Bell, 1847, A Plan of the Great Northern Coalfield, Northumberland Records Office, 438/6/2; W. Muncaster, 2003, Miller's Dene Recreation Ground, Walker, Newcastle, Archaeological Assessment; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2013
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
4185,4210
DAY1
01
DAY2
14
District
Newcastle
Easting
428480
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565490
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walker
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Gosforth Pit.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Gosforth Pit. Shown on Oliver's Plan of 1840.
Site Name
Gosforth Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4184
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4184 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98; Oliver, 1840, Plan of Walker Estate in the County of Northumberland, D/NCP/19/4
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1186
DAY1
01
DAY2
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
428290
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
7
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 369
Northing
565720
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walker
Description
Walker Station on the North Eastern Railway's Tynemouth Branch. Opened on 18th June 1839.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Walker Station on the North Eastern Railway's Tynemouth Branch. Opened on 18th June 1839.
Site Name
Walker Station
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
HER Number
4183
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4183 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98; Walkergate Education Pack
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
1191
DAY1
01
District
Newcastle
Easting
428330
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565680
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walker
Description
Walker Turnpike toll house and gate on the Newcastle to North Shields Road appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Walker Turnpike toll house and gate on the Newcastle to North Shields Road. It is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Walker Turnpike Toll House
Site Type: Specific
Toll House
HER Number
4182
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4182 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
01
DAY2
27
District
Newcastle
Easting
428390
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565930
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walker
Description
A detailed plan (TWAS D/NCP/19/3) of the workings of Walker Colliery drawn after 1796 includes the Henry Pit and graphically shows that intensive pillar and stall workings extended under the site now occupied by Walkergate Hospital. In the early19th century Walker Colliery had 10 pits working, including Henry Pit. As early as 1817 it was reported that Henry Pit was close to exhaustion. It was disused by 1843 and is marked as such on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Henry Pit. This is marked as Disused on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895. A detailed plan (TWAS D/NCP/19/3) of the workings of Walker Colliery drawn after 1796 shows the Henry Pit and graphically shows that intensive pillar and stall workings extended under the site now occupied by Walkergate Hospital. In the early19th century Walker Colliery had 10 pits working, including Henry Pit. As early as 1817 it was reported that Henry Pit was close to exhaustion. It was disused by 1843.
Site Name
Henry Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4181
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4181 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Walkergate Hospital, Benfield Road, Newcastle, Desk Based Assessment
Tyne and Wear Archive Service, Plan - ref. C188 of Walker Colliery, D/NCP/19/3
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2003
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
4179,1127,1128
DAY1
01
District
Newcastle
Easting
428120
EASTING2
2834
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
568110
NORTHING2
6779
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Benton
Description
The line of a probable old wagonway is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. This may have been part of the original line of the Bigges Main wagonway (HER ref. 1128).
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
The line of a probable old wagonway, shown on the 1st edition OS mapping. This may have been part of the original line of the Bigges Main wagonway, (SMR 1128).
Site Name
Little Benton, Wagonway ?
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
4180
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4180 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 89
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
4180, 16163
DAY1
01
DAY2
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
428070
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568160
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benton
Description
Billy Pit (Coal). The William Pit had been sunk by 1st May 1802. Tha land on which the pit was sunk belonged to Sit Thomas Henry Liddell and partners and was called 'Low Henry's Well'. The field was leased by Matthew Bell and partners, owners of the Willington Colliery, at £60 per year. From the outset the William Pit used the Bigges Main Waggonway to transport coal to the staithes at Wallsend. In 1803, 18,378 chaldrons were carried from William Pit along the waggonway. Production at the William Pit during the early 19th century provided 80% of the coal produced by Willington Colliery. The pit is recorded as being 154m deep reaching the High Main Seam. The 1842 tithe plan shows one pithead building presumably the engine house. It does not show other associated features which would have been present at the time e.g. horse gins and sinding gear. The pit ceased production in 1843. Following the closure of the pit the shaft was retained as an air shaft. The shaft entrance was surrounded by a 6 foot high brick wall. A substantial spoil heap at William Pit is illustrated on the 1859 First Edition Ordnance Survey plan. This plan also shows that the pithead structures had already been demolished by this date. The shaft was filled in in 1960 and capped with concrete in 1970. An evaluation in 2013 revealed that the majority of colliery structures and waste heap appear to have been removed prior to unofficial use as a tip during the 1970s and 80s.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Billy Pit (Coal). The William Pit had been sunk by 1st May 1802. Tha land on which the pit was sunk belonged to Sit Thomas Henry Liddell and partners and was called 'Low Henry's Well'. The field was leased by Matthew Bell and partners, owners of the Willington Colliery, at £60 per year. From the outset the William Pit used the Bigges Main Waggonway to transport coal to the staithes at Wallsend. In 1803, 18,378 chaldrons were carried from William Pit along the waggonway. Production at the William Pit during the early 19th century provided 80% of the coal produced by Willington Colliery. The pit is recorded as being 154m deep reaching the High Main Seam. The 1842 tithe plan shows one pithead building presumably the engine house. It does not show other associated features which would have been present at the time e.g. horse gins and sinding gear. The pit ceased production in 1843. Following the closure of the pit the shaft was retained as an air shaft. The shaft entrance was surrounded by a 6 foot high brick wall. A substantial spoil heap at William Pit is illustrated on the 1859 First Edition Ordnance Survey plan. This plan also shows that the pithead structures had already been demolished by this date. The shaft was filled in in 1960 and capped with concrete in 1970. An evaluation in 2013 revealed that the majority of colliery structures and waste heap appear to have been removed prior to unofficial use as a tip during the 1970s and 80s.
Site Name
Little Benton, William or Billy Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4179
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4179 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 89; W.G. Elliott, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor, Killingworth, Palmersville and Benton Square, Book Two, p 31; W.G. Elliott and Edwin Smith, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor and Killingworth, pp 40-41; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2013, Billy Pit Colliery, Longbenton, North Tyneside, Archaeological Evaluation; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2013, Billy Pit Colliery, Longbenton, North Tyneside, Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
426890
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563620
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
St Peter's Saw Mill appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but not on the 2nd edition, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895.
SITEASS
Saw mills replaced saw pits, and were water powered at first. Mechanised sawing was by frame saws which imitated the action of the old sawpit using straight rip saws. Later circular saws came into use (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
St Peter's Saw Mill. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Name
St Peter's Saw Mill
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
HER Number
4178
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4178 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
4176
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
427150
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564130
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of an Engine House at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
An Engine House.
Site Name
Byker, Engine House
Site Type: Specific
Engine House
HER Number
4177
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4177 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
4177
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
427240
EASTING2
2713
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
564470
NORTHING2
6367
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Byker
Description
The full extent of this Wagonway is unclear from the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. It is not shown on the 2nd edition, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A Wagonway. Its full extents are unclear on the 1st edition OS mapping, due to the poor quality of copying. It was probably out of use by 1895, as it is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping. Served Lawson Main Pit. Shown on William Casson's map of 1805.
Site Name
Byker, Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
4176
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4176 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994