English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
419120
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569890
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Black Callerton
Description
A Coal Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it had probably gone out of use by 1855.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
A Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition mapping, so was out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Black Callerton, Coal Pit
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
HER Number
3990
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3990 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418290
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ17SE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570220
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Black Callerton
Description
The Luddick Brick and Tile Works are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, which also shows a gin gan on the site, suggesting underground working.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Luddick Brick and Tile Works. The 1st edition OS mapping shows a gingang on the site suggesting underground working.
Site Name
Luddick Brick and Tile Works
Site Type: Specific
Brick and Tile Works
HER Number
3989
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3989 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418380
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ17SE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570660
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Black Callerton
Description
This Coal Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it had probably gone out of use by 1855.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
A Coal Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Black Callerton, Coal Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3988
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3988 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3991,4017,4066
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418930
EASTING2
2447
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ17SE
MAP2
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
570860
NORTHING2
6447
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
Toll Road from Newcastle to Cambo. A petition was read to Parliament on 27 January 1749 which referred to the ruinous state of the high road leading from the West Cowgate near the town of Newcastle upon Tyne by or through Kenton, Pont Eland, Hyham Dykes, Newhamege, Belsay Mill and South Middleton unto the north side of the River Wansbeck. The petition asked for permission to erect turnpikes and to raise money for repairs. The ensuing bill received Royal Assent on 22 March 1749 and cost the new turnpike trust £219 16s 9d. The date of the first meeting of the trustees was 28 April 1749 at the Seven Stars in Ponteland, where a clerk was appointed (John Isaacson). The first surveyor was probably John Brown (brother of landscape architect 'Capability'). He held the post until 1757. The road from Ponteland to the Wansbeck was repaired and in good condition in May 1752. Nuerous Acts relating to this road followed (including those of 1797, 1818 and 1830). The Act of 1818 introduced the production of tickets acknowledging payment and specifying the gates freed. Collector's names were to be clearly displayed. There were penalties for the use of scurrilous language by gatekeepers to passengers! The advantages of a more direct route between Newcastle and Carter Bar, to rival the Great North Road led to a survey in 1828 by J.L. MacAdam from Edinburgh to Otterburn to Elsdon to Cambo. Thomas Sopwith carried out a survey between Newcastle and Otterburn in 1829 for the Ponteland Turnpike Trust. Sopwith's survey followed the old route from Newcastle to Belsay with variations to reduce gradiant or distance. From Belsay to Otterburn he devised a 'new line'. The Act of 1830 sanctioned the new proposals. Funds were raised largely through the efforts of Sir John Edward Swinburne of Capheaton, treasurer of the Ponteland Trust. Sir Charles Monck of Belsay was Chairman. Investment rose from £2500 in 1832 to £15,060 in 1838. When the road was completed the main toll gates were sited at Kenton Bar (HER 4017), Ponteland, Belsay, Knowesgate, Monkridge and Whitelee on the Carter. Between 14 September and 14 October 1832, before the new line was fully operational, 151 one-horse vehicles, 74 saddle-horses, 63 two-horse vehicles, 51 three-horse vehicles such as the daily coach and 4 four-horse vehicles used the road, along with two and three quarter score of cows, sixteen and a half score of sheep and seven asses. The total receipt for this period was £9 7s. At Monkridge, east of Otterburn, the road merged with the Elsdon and Redewater Turnpike leading up to Carter Bar and there meeting the line of the Roxburgh Trust. Work was not completed until 1841. The turnpike was declared a main road from 1 November 1881, when the Turnpike Trusts ceased to exist. A study of this road was undertaken by Ponteland Local History Society in 1969 and their report read to the April 1969 meeting.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Toll Road from Newcastle to Cambo. A petition was read to Parliament on 27 January 1749 which referred to the ruinous state of the high road leading from the West Cowgate near the town of Newcastle upon Tyne by or through Kenton, Pont Eland, Hyham Dykes, Newhamege, Belsay Mill and South Middleton unto the north side of the River Wansbeck. The petition asked for permission to erect turnpikes and to raise money for repairs. The ensuing bill received Royal Assent on 22 March 1749 and cost the new turnpike trust £219 16s 9d. The date of the first meeting of the trustees was 28 April 1749 at the Seven Stars in Ponteland, where a clerk was appointed (John Isaacson). The first surveyor was probably John Brown (brother of landscape architect 'Capability'). He held the post until 1757. The road from Ponteland to the Wansbeck was repaired and in good condition in May 1752. Numerous Acts relating to this road followed (including those of 1797, 1818 and 1830). The Act of 1818 introduced the production of tickets acknowledging payment and specifying the gates freed. Collector's names were to be clearly displayed. There were penalties for the use of scurrilous language by gatekeepers to passengers! The advantages of a more direct route between Newcastle and Carter Bar, to rival the Great North Road led to a survey in 1828 by J.L. MacAdam from Edinburgh to Otterburn to Elsdon to Cambo. Thomas Sopwith carried out a survey between Newcastle and Otterburn in 1829 for the Ponteland Turnpike Trust. Sopwith's survey followed the old route from Newcastle to Belsay with variations to reduce gradient or distance. From Belsay to Otterburn he devised a 'new line'. The Act of 1830 sanctioned the new proposals. Funds were raised largely through the efforts of Sir John Edward Swinburne of Capheaton, treasurer of the Ponteland Trust. Sir Charles Monck of Belsay was Chairman. Investment rose from £2500 in 1832 to £15,060 in 1838. When the road was completed the main toll gates were sited at Kenton Bar (HER 4017), Ponteland, Belsay, Knowesgate, Monkridge and Whitelee on the Carter. Between 14 September and 14 October 1832, before the new line was fully operational, 151 one-horse vehicles, 74 saddle-horses, 63 two-horse vehicles, 51 three-horse vehicles such as the daily coach and 4 four-horse vehicles used the road, along with two and three quarter score of cows, sixteen and a half score of sheep and seven asses. The total receipt for this period was £9 7s. At Monkridge, east of Otterburn, the road merged with the Elsdon and Redewater Turnpike leading up to Carter Bar and there meeting the line of the Roxburgh Trust. Work was not completed until 1841. The turnpike was declared a main road from 1 November 1881, when the Turnpike Trusts ceased to exist. A study of this road was undertaken by Ponteland Local History Society in 1969 and their report read to the April 1969 meeting.
Site Name
Newcastle to Cambo Road
Site Type: Specific
Toll Road
HER Number
3987
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3987 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; William Lawson, The Newcastle-Carter Bar Road in Archaeological Newsbulletin of Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland, No. 9, Sept 1970
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3945
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
416200
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566850
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Walbottle Dene Bridge was built on the Toll Road from Newcastle to Carlisle.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Walbottle Dene Bridge on the Toll Road from Newcastle to Carlisle.
Site Name
Walbottle, Walbottle Dene Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
HER Number
3986
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3986 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
417920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566570
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Walbottle Quarries are shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by c.1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Walbottle Quarries. These were out of use on the 2nd edition OS mapping, of 1895 survey date.
Site Name
Walbottle Quarries
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3985
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3985 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3938, 3939, 4229
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
417760
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567570
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walbottle
Description
Walbottle Colliery, Coronation Pit. The 2nd edition OS mapping shows an expansion of this site. Opened in 1820 and called Coronation Pit to mark the coronation of George IV. A village grew up around the pit. Walbottle Colliery (HER 4229) opened before 1828. Owners in the 1850s were J. Lamb, Potters and Joblings Trustees, then R.O. Lamb, then Terale & Kirton, later Kirton, Rowell & Dodd, Walbottle Coal and Firebrick Co and lastly Lemington Colliery Co ltd. Blucher Pit closed in 1867 but was reopened in 1900 by the Throckley Coal Company, the owners of pits at Heddon, Throckley and Newburn.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Walbottle Colliery, Coronation Pit. The 2nd edition OS mapping shows an expansion of this site. Opened in 1820 and called Coronation Pit to mark the coronation of George IV. A village grew up around the pit. Walbottle Colliery (HER 4229) opened before 1828. Owners in the 1850s were J. Lamb, Potters and Joblings Trustees, then R.O. Lamb, then Terale & Kirton, later Kirton, Rowell & Dodd, Walbottle Coal and Firebrick Co and lastly Lemington Colliery Co ltd. Blucher Pit closed in 1867 but was reopened in 1900 by the Throckley Coal Company, the owners of pits at Heddon, Throckley and Newburn. Finally closed in 1954. Whorlton Terrace still stands and a row of semis on Coronation Road. The site of the pit (now green space) is separated from Coronation Road by a high brick wall.
Site Name
Walbottle Colliery, Coronation Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3984
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3984 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 87, SE; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3938
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
417740
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567120
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey plans of the area shown an Engine House on a wagonway (HER ref. 3938). The Engine House is shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by c.1895.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
An Engine House on a wagonway, (SMR 3938). This was out of use on the 2nd edition OS mapping, of 1895 survey date.
Site Name
Walbottle, Engine House
Site Type: Specific
Engine House
HER Number
3983
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3983 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
417860
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 NE 131
Northing
569820
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Black Callerton
SAMNUMBER
30923
Description
Coal extraction began here in 17th century and the Dewley Pits continued to be worked into the 19th century when they were the workplace of George Stevenson during the early part of his career. Andrew Pit survives as a large shaft mound with its associated spoil heap. The coal mining remains at Dewley Pits survive well and represent a remarkably well-defined concentration of late 18th century and 19th century shaft mounds. The earthworks overlie remains of earlier ridge and furrow cultivation, which illustrates the impact of the Dewley Pits on the earlier rural landscape. Most significantly, they provide information for the historical and technological development of coal mining in this area, contributing towards the understanding of the transition from small scale, low investment mining to the more capital intensive, nucleated mines that emerged in the late 18th century in an area of arable fields. In this respect they are of national importance. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
SITEASS
The coal mining remains at Dewley Pits survive well and represent a remarkable a well defined concentration of late C18 and C19 shaft mounds. The earthwork remains provide information for the historical and technological development of caol mining in this area. They contribute towards the understanding of the transition from small scale, low investment mining to the more capital intensive, nucleated mines that emerged in the late C18 and thus represents a rare example nationally from this period of transition.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Earthworks of late 18th century mine shafts. Coal extraction began here in C17. The Dewley Pits continued to be worked into the 19th century and were the workplace of George Stevenson during the early part of his career.
Site Name
Dewley Pits, Holywell Main Pit
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
SITE_STAT
Scheduled Monument
HER Number
3982
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
<< HER 3982 >> English Heritage, 1998, Schedule Entry Monument Number 30923
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
417070
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 NE 131
Northing
568810
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Black Callerton
SAMNUMBER
30923
Description
The earthwork remains of Engine Pit measure approximately 50 metres by 40 metres and have an irregular plan. Coal extraction began here in 17th century and the Dewley Pits continued to be worked into the 19th century when they were the workplace of George Stevenson during the early part of his career. Andrew Pit survives as a large shaft mound with its associated spoil heap. The coal mining remains at Dewley Pits survive well and represent a remarkably well-defined concentration of late 18th century and 19th century shaft mounds. The earthworks overlie remains of earlier ridge and furrow cultivation, which illustrates the impact of the Dewley Pits on the earlier rural landscape. Most significantly, they provide information for the historical and technological development of coal mining in this area, contributing towards the understanding of the transition from small scale, low investment mining to the more capital intensive, nucleated mines that emerged in the late 18th century in an area of arable fields. In this respect they are of national importance. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
SITEASS
The coal mining remains at Dewley Pits survive well and represent a remarkable a well defined concentration of late C18 and C19 shaft mounds. The earthwork remains provide information for the historical and technological development of caol mining in this area. They contribute towards the understanding of the transition from small scale, low investment mining to the more capital intensive, nucleated mines that emerged in the late C18 and thus represents a rare example nationally from this period of transition.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Earthworks of late 18th century century mine shafts. Coal extraction began here in C17. The Dewley Pits continued to be worked into the 19th century and were the workplace of George Stevenson during the early part of his career. Engine Pit measures approximately 50m by 40m and has an irregular plan.
Site Name
Dewley Pits, Engine Pit Number 2
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
SITE_STAT
Scheduled Monument
HER Number
3981
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
<< HER 3981 >> English Heritage, 1998, Schedule Entry Monument Number 30923
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87
YEAR1
1994