Howdon, Clay Pit

HER Number

1176

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Howdon, Clay Pit

Place

Howdon

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Clay Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A Clay Pit between Howdon Dean and Howdon Lane shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map Lane. The 2nd edition shows an expansion of the site.

Easting

432850

Northing

566600

Grid Reference

NZ432850566600

Sources

<< HER 1176 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89