This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3695
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3695 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
17
DAY2
09
District
Gateshead
Easting
418774
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557219
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byermoor
Description
A coal pit with a gin is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. By 1860, Byermoor Colliery had opened on this site. It closed on 2 February 1968. It was opened by the Marley Hill Coal Company and subsequently owned by John Bowes & Partners Ltd and from 1947 the National Coal Board. The colliery worked the Busty and Brockwell seams, producing 500 tons of coal a day in 1894. There were 156 coke ovens adjacent to the colliery.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
A coal pit with a gin is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. By 1860, Byermoor Colliery had opened on this site. It closed on 2 February 1968. It was opened by the Marley Hill Coal Company and subsequently owned by John Bowes & Partners Ltd and from 1947 the National Coal Board. The colliery worked the Busty and Brockwell seams, producing 500 tons of coal a day in 1894. There were 156 coke ovens adjacent to the colliery.
Site Name
Byermoor Colliery
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3694
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3694 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; Whellan, 1894, Directory of County Durham; Norman Emery, 1998, Banners of the Durham Coalfield
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418520
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557190
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Quarry at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3693
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3693 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418370
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557160
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Quarry, marked on historic Ordnance Survey maps was linked to the Pontop and Jarrow Railway (HER ref. 1007) by a short wagonway.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, linked to the Pontop and Jarrow Railway, (SMR 1007), by a short wagonway.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3692
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3692 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418440
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557230
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3691
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3691 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
419120
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558060
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3690
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3690 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418650
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557640
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3689
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3689 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418730
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557680
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3688
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3688 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418840
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557920
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3687
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3687 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
17
District
Gateshead
Easting
418970
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557890
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marley Hill
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Marley Hill, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3686
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3686 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6