Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

HER Number

2420

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Limestone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Limestone Quarry, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so presumably was out of use by 1855.

Easting

439980

Northing

563820

Grid Reference

NZ439980563820

Sources

<< HER 2420 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4