Low Benwell Colliery, stables

HER Number

16446

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Low Benwell Colliery, stables

Place

Benwell

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Stable

Site Type: Specific

Stable

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Stables belonging to Low Benwell Colliery shown on a plan of Andrew Bowes Estate 1811. Demolished or incorporated into South Benwell Farm (HER 6359) by the 1850s. Farm demolished by late 19th century.

Easting

421690

Northing

563660

Grid Reference

NZ421690563660

Sources

Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Land at Buddle Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment; Andrew Bowes Estate Plan, 1811 (NRO - Seymour Bell Collection)