Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; North East Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering: All Watson Papers prefixed NRO/3410/ Watson 21/4: Plan of Balkwell Farm, the property of Sir Ralph Milbank. Surveyed by J Fryer 1784
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
15333
DAY1
15
District
N Tyneside
Easting
435000
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568010
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Chirton
Description
Shown on a map of 1769.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Shown on a map of 1769.
Site Name
Chirton Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
15443
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; North East Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering: All Watson Papers prefixed NRO/3410/ Watson 21/6: Plan of Chirton Colliery, property of Edward Collingwood etc. Giving details of geology, coal working and water levels. Shows pits, boreholes, waggonway and crank gin. 7th December 1769
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
15333
DAY1
15
District
N Tyneside
Easting
434850
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568320
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Chirton
Description
Shown on a map of 1769.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Shown on a map of 1769.
Site Name
Turnpike Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
15442
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; North East Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering: All Watson Papers prefixed NRO/3410/ Watson 21/6: Plan of Chirton Colliery, property of Edward Collingwood etc. Giving details of geology, coal working and water levels. Shows pits, boreholes, waggonway and crank gin. 7th December 1769
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
15333
DAY1
15
District
N Tyneside
Easting
435220
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567850
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on a map of 1769.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Shown on a map of 1769.
Site Name
Rose Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
15441
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; North East Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering: All Watson Papers prefixed NRO/3410/ Watson 21/6: Plan of Chirton Colliery, property of Edward Collingwood etc. Giving details of geology, coal working and water levels. Shows pits, boreholes, waggonway and crank gin. 7th December 1769
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
15
DAY2
13
District
Newcastle
Easting
427900
EASTING2
2768
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565710
NORTHING2
6480
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Byker
Description
This waggonway linked the pits of Heaton Main Colliery to Lawson’s Main Waggonway (HER 15339) and to coal staiths to the south at St Anthony’s. Lawson’s Main waggonway was in use by the 1780s and the link with Heaton made by the 1790s. It is shown in detail on a map of the route from 1805 (Watson 27/13) and also on Casson (1801). The combined waggonway became what was probably the first iron railway in the north of England when its wooden ways were replaced by cast iron rails and stone sleepers in 1797. Part of the line also functioned as an inclined plane. Lawson’s Main Colliery was flooded out in 1811 and abandoned. The waggonway was closed in the same year and its components sold off (Turnbull 2009, 54-5). Heaton coal was then re-routed on a more direct and independent line to the east (HER 15340).
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
This waggonway linked the pits of Heaton Main Colliery to Lawson’s Main Waggonway (HER 15339) and to coal staiths to the south at St Anthony’s. Lawson’s Main waggonway was in use by the 1780s and the link with Heaton made by the 1790s. It is shown in detail on a map of the route from 1805 (Watson 27/13) and also on Casson (1801). The combined waggonway became what was probably the first iron railway in the north of England when its wooden ways were replaced by cast iron rails and stone sleepers in 1797. Part of the line also functioned as an inclined plane. Lawson’s Main Colliery was flooded out in 1811 and abandoned. The waggonway was closed in the same year and its components sold off (Turnbull 2009, 54-5). Heaton coal was then re-routed on a more direct and independent line to the east (HER 15340).
Site Name
Waggonway from East Heaton Pit to Lawson's Main
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
15440
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; North East Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering: All Watson Papers prefixed NRO/3410/ Watson 27/13: Plan of the line of Heaton Colliery Waggonway, 1805; Casson 1801: Map of the Rivers Tyne and Wear; Turnbull, L. 2009 Coals from Newcastle: An Introduction to the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, pp 54-55 and 108; AD Archaeology, 2014, IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief; Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage
YEAR1
2013
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
427040
EASTING2
2662
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
567430
NORTHING2
6691
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Heaton
Description
A waggonway was constructed between Benton Colliery and Heaton High Pit in around 1817, linking Heaton Main Colliery to the Kenton and Coxlodge Waggonway (Turnbull 2009, 56). The line is shown on Greenwood’s plan of 1828
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A waggonway was constructed between Benton Colliery and Heaton High Pit in around 1817, linking Heaton Main Colliery to the Kenton and Coxlodge Waggonway (Turnbull 2009, 56). The line is shown on Greenwood’s plan of 1828.
Site Name
Waggonway linking Heaton, Kenton and Coxlodge
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
15439
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Greenwood 1828: Map of Northumberland; Turnbull, L. 2009 Coals from Newcastle: An Introduction to the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, p 56; Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
N Tyneside
Easting
430500
EASTING2
3033
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
569360
NORTHING2
6896
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Killingworth
Description
A probable waggonway shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey. No other information located.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A probable waggonway shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey. No other information located.
Site Name
Killingworth, Waggonway from Standing Engine Pit
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
15438
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Ordnance Survey First Edition 25" 1860
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
N Tyneside
Easting
431850
EASTING2
3172
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
568670
NORTHING2
6901
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Wallsend
Description
A probable waggonway shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey. No other information located.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A probable waggonway shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey. No other information located.
Site Name
Waggonway from Millbank Pit to Bell & Venture Pits
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
15437
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Ordnance Survey First Edition 25" 1860
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Newcastle
Easting
421250
EASTING2
2174
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565040
NORTHING2
6420
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benwell
Description
An extension of the waggonway system at Benwell (HER 4082) northwards. A map of 1826 (Turnbull 2009, 119) and Bell’s Map of 1847 shows an extension of Benwell waggonway running from Charlotte Pit, to Edward Pit to the north-west. The line ran through the site of the Roman Fort of Condercum.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
An extension of the waggonway system at Benwell (HER 4082) northwards.
A map of 1826 (Turnbull 2009, 119) and Bell’s Map of 1847 shows an extension of Benwell waggonway running from Charlotte Pit, to Edward Pit to the north-west. The line ran through the site of the Roman Fort of Condercum.
Site Name
Benwell, Waggonway to Edward Pit
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
15436
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Turnbull, L. 2009 Coals from Newcastle: An Introduction to the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield; Bell 1847-1851: Maps of the Great Northern Coalfield, Northumberland
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Newcastle
Easting
420960
EASTING2
2157
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
563740
NORTHING2
6352
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benwell
Description
A map of 1811 (reference not given) shows the surface dispositions of Benwell Colliery. This includes a waggonway running west from Delaval Pit to a coal staith east of the inclined plane (HER 4082). The line is not shown on a map of 1826 (Turnbull 2009, 119) but re-appears on Bell’s map of 1847 with staiths now to the west of the inclined plane.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A map of 1811 (reference not given) shows the surface dispositions of Benwell Colliery. This includes a waggonway running west from Delaval Pit to a coal staith east of the inclined plane (HER 4082). The line is not shown on a map of 1826 (Turnbull 2009, 119) but re-appears on Bell’s map of 1847 with staiths now to the west of the inclined plane.
Site Name
Benwell, Waggonway to Delaval Pit
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
15435
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Turnbull, L. 2009 Coals from Newcastle: An Introduction to the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield; Bell 1847-1851: Maps of the Great Northern Coalfield, Northumberland