The site of an Old Engine is marked at this point on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. A nearby linear feature (HER ref. 3503) may have been a wagonway associated with this engine.
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
The site of an Old Engine marked on the 1st edition OS mapping. A nearby linear, (HER 3503), may have been a wagonway associated with this engine.
Site Name
Painshaw Engine
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
3079
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3079 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
28
District
Sunderland
Easting
432320
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554470
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Penshaw
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Penshaw, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3078
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3078 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
3076,3061
DAY1
28
DAY2
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
432350
EASTING2
3192
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
554890
NORTHING2
5210
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Penshaw
Description
The northern terminus of this line was at the Low Lambton and Blackfell Staiths (HER ref. numbers 3076 and 3061, respectively) from where it ran southwards into County Durham (the border between the two counties being regarded as its southern terminus for the purposes of the Historic Environment Record). In 1812 John Nesham invested in a new line with iron rails from his Newbottle pits to Sunderland where the wagons could be unloaded directly into the colliery ships. The line through Penshaw was remained in use until the final closure of the Lambton Railway, along with New Herrington Colliery (the 'New Pit') in 1985, which marked the end of coal mining in the vicinity of Penshaw.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
The southern terminus of this line as recorded here is where it left the county. Its northern terminus was at the Low Lambton and Blackfell Staiths, (HER numbers 3076 and 3061 respectively). In 1812 John Nesham invested in a new line with iron rails from his Newbottle pits to Sunderland where the wagons could be unloaded directly into the colliery ships. Prior to this a wooden waggonway was in use by 1704 between the Earl of Scarborough's pits at Lumley and staiths at Penshaw. When Nesham's business ran into difficulty the railway was sold to John George Lambton in 1822. The Lambton Railway evolved into one of the great private industrial railways of the 19th and 20th centuries. It passed to the NCB along with the former Lambton collieries in the 1940s. The line through Penshaw was remained in use until the final closure of the Lambton Railway, along with New Herrington Colliery (the 'New Pit') in 1985, which marked the end of coal mining in the vicinity of Penshaw.
Site Name
Lambton Railway (Earl of Scarborough's waggonway)
Site Type: Specific
Railway
HER Number
3077
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3077 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear; Turnbull, L, 2012, Railways Before George Stephenson (entry 84) p 63 and 172; Bell's Map of 1829 (TWAS Bell 2/421); NEIMME: Watson 31/9
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
3077
DAY1
26
DAY2
24
District
Sunderland
Easting
432190
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554780
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Low Lambton
Description
The Low Lambton Staiths form the northern terminus (with Blackfell Staiths) of the Lambton Railway (HER ref. 3077). Some signs of these structures are visible along the river front and the adjoining wagonway track has now become a footpath.
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
Low Lambton Staiths. The northern terminus (with Blackfell Staiths) of the Lambton Railway (HER 3077). Recorded on Burleigh & Thompson's 1737 plan. Still functioning in the 1860s. Labelled disused by the late 19th century. Some signs are visible along the river front and the wagonway track has now become a footpath.
Site Name
Low Lambton, Staiths
Site Type: Specific
Staith
HER Number
3076
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3076 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in the River Wear plan area; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Burleigh & Thompson, 1737, Plan of the River Wear, DRO D/XP 64
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2659
DAY1
26
DAY2
31
District
Sunderland
Easting
433060
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 35 SW 31
Northing
554900
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Cox Green
Description
Cox Green Station was constructed on the North Eastern Railway, Painshaw Branch (HER ref. 2659). The railway is now disused and the tracks lifted, but the level crossing gates and platforms remain and the station building converted to use as a house.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Cox Green Station, on the North Eastern Railway, Painshaw Branch (SMR 2659) {1}. Disused railway tracks lifted, although level crossing gates and platforms remain. Station building in use as house {2}.
Site Name
Cox Green, Cox Green Station
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
HER Number
3075
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 3075 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2001
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
432640
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554820
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Cox Green
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Cox Green, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3074
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3074 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
432310
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554810
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Low Lambton
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Low Lambton Quarries at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Low Lambton Quarries.
Site Name
Low Lambton, Quarries
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3073
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3073 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
26
DAY2
31
District
Sunderland
Easting
432380
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554880
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Cox Green
Description
This stone-lined tunnel formerly linked Low Lambton Quarries to staithes on the river bank, where the stone was transferred to be transported downriver.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Sandstone worked from glassworks-owned Low Lambton Quarries was taken to Coxgreen and Penshaw staiths. At Coxgreen the wagonways were tunnelled through the hillside to emerge at the riverside staiths. Today three stone-lined tunnel entrances are still visible, although obscured by undergrowth.
Site Name
Cox Green, Tunnel
Site Type: Specific
Railway Tunnel
HER Number
3072
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
<< HER 3072 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in the River Wear plan area
Tyne and Wear County Council, 1985, Penshaw Monument and the River Wear leaflet
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2001
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
432480
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555060
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Cox Green
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Cox Green, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3071
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3071 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
432800
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555200
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Cox Green
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Coxgreen Quarries at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Coxgreen Quarries.
Site Name
Cox Green, Quarries
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3070
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3070 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13