Branch Waggonway from Willington Pit to Quay
Branch Waggonway from Willington Pit to Quay
HER Number
15383
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Branch Waggonway from Willington Pit to Quay
Place
Willington
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A waggonway running south-east from Old Willington Pit to staiths at Willington Quay. It can be seen on Bell’s map of 1847 and the first edition Ordnance Survey.
Easting
431340
Northing
567120
Grid Reference
NZ431340567120
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Bell 1847-1851: Maps of the Great Northern Coalfield, Northumberland; Ordnance Survey First Edition 25"