West Chirton, Hartley Main Wagonway, Cast Iron Wheel
West Chirton, Hartley Main Wagonway, Cast Iron Wheel
HER Number
5055
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
West Chirton, Hartley Main Wagonway, Cast Iron Wheel
Place
West Chirton
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Wheel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Cast iron wheel found by Mr. T Singleton in 2000 and donated to the Stephenson Railway Museum. 34.5 inches in diameter. 12 inches deep including broken stud of axle. Hub 9 inches. The axle is fitted to the wheel hub with wood wedges. The wheel has 12 spokes. The wheel was found at the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in a section through a soil bund to the east of Hartley Main Wagonway.
Easting
432820
Northing
568350
Grid Reference
NZ432820568350
Sources
<< HER 5055 >> M. Forrester, Stephenson Railway Museum, 2000, Museum Object Entry Form