Low Fell, old coal pit and Sheriff Hill engine
Low Fell, old coal pit and Sheriff Hill engine
HER Number
3780
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Low Fell, old coal pit and Sheriff Hill engine
Place
Low Fell
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
An Old Coal Pit and Sheriff Hill Old Engine are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so were probably out of use by 1857.
Easting
425680
Northing
559900
Grid Reference
NZ425680559900
Sources
<< HER 3780 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6