Lawson Main Quarry

HER Number:
4161

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Lawson Main Quarry

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Quarry

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Lawson Main Quarry is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows the expansion of this quarry between 1858 and 1895. Demolished by 1942.

Easting:
427530

Northing:
564830

Grid Reference:
NZ427530564830

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4161 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; AD Archaeology, 2014, IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Former IRDL Site, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Watching Brief