Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Quarry at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry.
Site Name
Lintzford, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3381
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3381 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
YEAR1
1994
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
10
District
Gateshead
Easting
415160
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557140
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lintzford
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Quarry at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry.
Site Name
Lintzford, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3380
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3380 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
10
District
Gateshead
Easting
415880
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559020
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Rowlands Gill
Description
Old Dam Ford is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area, so was presumably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
"Old Dam Ford", marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Rowlands Gill, Dam
Site Type: Specific
Dam
HER Number
3379
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3379 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
10
District
Gateshead
Easting
414350
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559460
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Chopwell
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Sand Pit at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sand Pit.
Site Name
Chopwell, Sand Pit
Site Type: Specific
Sand Pit
HER Number
3378
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3378 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
10
District
Gateshead
Easting
413920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558970
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Chopwell
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Chopwell, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3377
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3377 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
3372, 3360, 3359, 3374, 6945-6949
DAY1
10
DAY2
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
413010
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558850
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Chopwell
Description
A "Shaft (Coal)" is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area. This is presumably Heavywell Pit of Garesfield Colliery (HER 3372). Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
"Shaft (Coal)" shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. This is presumably Heavywell Pit of Garesfield Colliery (HER 3372). Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Site Name
Garesfield Colliery, Heavywell Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3376
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3376 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; Colliery Engineering, March 1933, "The Consett Collieries"
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
10
DAY2
23
District
Gateshead
Easting
415180
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559880
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
High Spen
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows an engine on a wagonway. Fragmentary stonework which could possibly be part of the engine house survives at roughly this location, but local tradition suggests that these ruins are those of a cottage.
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
An engine on wagonway. Fragmentary stonework survives at roughly this location. Could possibly be part of the engine house, but local tradition says the "ruins" are part of a cottage.
Site Name
Garesfield Wagonway, Engine
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
3375
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3375 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
3465, 3372, 3360, 3359, 3376, 6945-6949
DAY1
10
DAY2
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
415140
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559880
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Rowlands Gill
Description
Garesfield Colliery, Number 4 Pit was probably working by 1801 and formed the western terminus of the Garesfield Wagonway until 1850. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Garesfield Colliery, Number 4 Pit. Probably working by 1801, this pit was the western terminus of the Garesfield Wagonway until 1850. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Site Name
Garesfield Colliery, Number 4 Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3374
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3374 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5
Bennett, G, Clavering, E & Rounding, A, 1989, A Fighting Trade, Vol 1, p 181-3; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; Colliery Engineering, March 1933, "The Consett Collieries"
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1591, 6945-6949, 3360,3359,3374
DAY1
10
DAY2
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
413940
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559770
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
High Spen
Description
Garesfield Colliery, A Pit, was served by Garesfield Wagonway, (HER 1591). Garesfield Colliery opened in 1800, A Pit in 1837 and closed 29 January 1960. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Garesfield Colliery, A Pit, was served by Garesfield Wagonway, (HER 1591). Garesfield Colliery opened in 1800, A Pit in 1837 and closed 29 January 1960. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Site Name
Garesfield Colliery, A Pit (Bute Pit)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3372
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3372 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; Colliery Engineering, March 1933, "The Consett Collieries"
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
10
District
Gateshead
Easting
414180
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560480
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
High Spen
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1856.
Site Name
High Spen, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3371
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3371 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5