High Bridge Works were railway works on the North Eastern Railway, Tynemouth to Newcastle branch. These works are not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that they were built after 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Engineering Site
SITEDESC
High Bridge Works railway works on the North Eastern Railway's Tynemouth to Newcastle branch. These works are not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so were built after 1858.
Site Name
High Bridge Works
Site Type: Specific
Railway Works
HER Number
4275
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4275 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98, NW
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
DAY2
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
417630
EASTING2
1691
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565960
NORTHING2
6587
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newburn
Description
A waggonway running between the Walbottle Duke Pit Waggonway and Blucher Pit on the Walbottle Coronation Pit Branch. It is not named on the first edition 25” Ordnance Survey and had certainly fallen out of use by that time.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A waggonway running between the Walbottle Duke Pit Waggonway (HER 4271) and Blucher Pit on the Walbottle Coronation Pit Branch (HER 3938). It is not named on the first edition 25” Ordnance Survey and had certainly fallen out of use by that time.
Site Name
Newburn Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
4274
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4274 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 96, NE; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2013
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4271, 4272
DAY1
08
DAY2
06
District
Newcastle
Easting
416740
EASTING2
1683
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
569380
NORTHING2
6826
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walbottle
SAMNUMBER
30923
Description
This was part of the Walbottle Moors Wagonway owned by the Duke of Northumberland. Some parts of the system pre-date 1767 and it was working by 1780, but had closed bythe mid-19th century. It is the only surviving 18th century wagonway in the Newcastle District and in the area immediately north of the Tyne. It survives in an excellent state of preservation as an original feature, not having been overlain by a later railway. The line has an association with George Stephenson, who was employed on the line as a boy, and later in its associated pits. A section of this wagonway, just south of Broom Hall, is scheduled along with Lady Pit (HER ref. 3976). The well preserved remains of the wagonway embankment lie to the west of Lady Pit, to which it was linked by two short branch lines. The wagonway overlies an area of ridge and furrow, which is also included in the scheduling because its relationship to the mining features illustrates the impact of the Dewley pits on the earlier rural landscape. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
This section of the Duke of Northumberland’s waggonway system in Walbottle ran north from the Black Callerton and Holywell Main route (HER 4271) past Lough House and on to Broom Hall, the site of Callerton Grange Pit. It is shown in detail on the first edition 25” Ordnance Survey. Two branch lines run from Jocky (No 1) Pit, Lady Pit and the Sally Pit. Lady Pit (HER 3976), along with a stretch of well-preserved waggonway embankment overlying ridge and furrow cultivation south of Broom Hall, are scheduled. The route postdates 1767 (it is not on the Duke of Northumberland’s plan of that date (NRO: ZanBellM17/197/A plan 24), but the overall Walbottle system is shown on Gibson (1787) and Casson (1801) and on the first edition 25” Ordnance Survey.
This was part of the Walbottle Moors Wagonway, which was owned by the Duke of Northumberland. It is the only surviving 18th century wagonway in the Newcastle District and in the area immediately north of the Tyne. It survives in an excellent state of preservation and as an original feature, not having been overlain by a later railway. Also the line has an association with George Stephenson, who was employed on the line as a boy, and later in its associated pits. Two small sections of this wagonway are scheduled - at Brass Pit (HER 3980) and Andrew Pit (HER 3979). The wagonway linked these two pits with Walbottle Colliery Duke Pit (HER 3930). See record SMR 4271 for more background. A section of this wagonway, just south of Broom Hall, is scheduled along with Lady Pit (HER 3976). The well preserved remains of the wagonway embankment lie to the west of Lady Pit. It was linked to the pit by two short branch lines. The wagonway overlies an area of ridge and furrow, which is also included in the scheduling because its relationship to the mining features illustrates the impact of the Dewley pits on the earlier rural landscape. Walbottle had cast iron rails fitted in 1797. Recorded on Casson's map of waggonways of 1804. The line has an association with George Stephenson, who was employed on the line as a boy, and later in its associated pits. As a boy George Stephenson worked at Dewley Farm and his father was a fireman at Dewley Colliery. At the age of eight, George was employed to guard the cows which grazed on the waggonways, and to bar the gates at night, for the sum of 2d a day. Later he worked on the waggonway proper, firstly joining his elder brother James in cleaning the coal, and then driving the horse which worked the winding gear. He helped his father fire the engine at Dewley, being made an assistant fireman by the age of 14. Shortly afterwards the Stephenson family moved away to Newburn.
Site Name
Walbottle Moors Wagonway, Broom Hall Branch
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
SITE_STAT
Scheduled Monument
HER Number
4273
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
<< HER 4273 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 87, SE
English Heritage, 1998, Schedule Entry Monument No. 30923; C.R. Warn, 1976, Waggonways and Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840; Walker and Warner, 1952, Northumberland; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12; Gibson 1787: Plan of the Collieries of the Rivers Tyne and Wear; Casson 1801: Map of the Rivers Tyne and Wear
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2012
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
4271, 4273
DAY1
08
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
415990
EASTING2
1663
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
568740
NORTHING2
6756
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walbottle
SAMNUMBER
30923
Description
This was part of the Walbottle Moors Wagonway owned by the Duke of Northumberland. Some parts of the system pre-date 1767 and it was working by 1780, but had closed by the mid-19th century. It is the only surviving 18th century wagonway in the Newcastle District and in the area immediately north of the Tyne. It survives in an excellent state of preservation as an original feature, not having been overlain by a later railway. The line has an association with George Stephenson, who was employed on the line as a boy, and later in its associated pits.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
This was part of the Walbottle Moors Wagonway, which was owned by the Duke of Northumberland. This section is shown as disused on the first edition Ordnance Survey 25” sheet. It ran from Cut End to Greenwich Moor Pit to the north of Crescent Farm, running past Tommy and Cross Pits. A spur ran to the north a little over half way along the line up to Callerton Lane End. Callerton Grange Pit lay to the north of the road. A second spur ran from this route to the north-east to Jocky Pit No 2. One of the pits served by this waggonway is Scheduled.
Site Name
Walbottle Moors Wagonway, Greenwich Moor Branch
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
SITE_STAT
Scheduled Monument
HER Number
4272
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
<< HER 4272 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 87, SE; C.R. Warn, 1976, Waggonways and Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840; Walker and Warner, 1952, Northumberland; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12; Headland Archaeology, 2017. Dewley Hill Surface Mine.
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2018
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
4272,4273
DAY1
08
DAY2
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
417720
EASTING2
1686
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
6
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
569640
NORTHING2
6622
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walbottle
Description
This was part of the Walbottle Moors Wagonway owned by the Duke of Northumberland. Some parts of the system pre-date 1767 and it was working by 1780, but had closed by the mid-19th century. It is the only surviving 18th century wagonway in the Newcastle District and in the area immediately north of the Tyne. It survives in an excellent state of preservation as an original feature, not having been overlain by a later railway. The line has an association with George Stephenson, who was employed on the line as a boy, and later in its associated pits. Two small sections of this wagonway are scheduled - at Brass Pit (HER ref. 3980) and Andrew Pit (HER ref. 3979). The wagonway linked these two pits with Walbottle Colliery, Duke Pit (HER ref. 3930). SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
The line of an 'old wagonway', shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858. This was part of the Walbottle Moors Wagonway, which was owned by the Duke of Northumberland. Some parts of the system pre-date 1767 and it was working by 1780. It is the only surviving 18th century wagonway in the Newcastle District and in the area immediately north of the Tyne. It survives in an excellent state of preservation and as an original feature, not having been overlain by a later railway. Two small sections of this wagonway are scheduled - at Brass Pit (SMR 3980) and Andrew Pit (SMR 3979). The wagonway linked these two pits with Walbottle Colliery Duke Pit (SMR 3930). Walbottle had cast iron rails fitted in 1797. Recorded on Casson's map of waggonways of 1801. The line has an association with George Stephenson, who was employed on the line as a boy, and later in its associated pits. As a boy George Stephenson worked at Dewley Farm and his father was a fireman at Dewley Colliery. At the age of eight, George was employed to guard the cows which grazed on the waggonways, and to bar the gates at night, for the sum of 2d a day. Later he worked on the waggonway proper, firstly joining his elder brother James in cleaning the coal, and then driving the horse which worked the winding gear. He helped his father fire the engine at Dewley, being made an assistant fireman by the age of 14. Shortly afterwards the Stephenson family moved away to Newburn. Alan Williams - Black Callerton Waggonway ran from Cutend to the north-west as far as the settlement of Black Callerton and Holywell Main. It served at least five pits. The waggonway is shown by Gibson (1787) annotated with the name Holywell Main. Casson (1801) also shows the waggonway but it appears in greatest detail as a fossilised pattern - including pits and branch lines - on the first edition 25”Ordnance Survey. Holywell Main Pit is presumably the earthworks marked at the north end of the line on the first edition map. Remnants of the waggonway route can be seen today in pasture fields and part of it overlies an area of ridge and furrow earthworks. Two of the pits, still prominent as earthworks, are scheduled. These are Brass Pit (HER 3980) and Andrew Pit (HER 3979). Part of the bedding for the track was noted during an evaluation by ASUD in 2015 at Lower Callerton. The track was not identified but the bedding was described as lying in a deep cutting.
Site Name
Walbottle Moors Wagonway, Duke Pit to Cut End
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
4271
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
<< HER 4271 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 87, SE
I.M. Ayris, 1992, Tyne & Wear HER, Newcastle District File, Dewley Hill Opencast Proposal
English Heritage, 1998, Schedule Entry Monument No. 30923; C.R. Warn, 1976, Waggonways and Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840 (p 48, route 22); Walker and Warner, 1952, Northumberland; Gibson 1787: Plan of the Collieries of the Rivers Tyne and Wear; Casson 1801: Map of the Rivers Tyne and Wear; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12; Gibson 1787: Plan of the Collieries of the Rivers Tyne and Wear; Casson 1801: Map of the Rivers Tyne and Wear; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Lower Callerton, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation; Headland Archaeology, 2017. Dewley Hill Surface Mine.
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
4012
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
423540
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568490
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Coxlodge
Description
Coxlodge Colliery Fire Brick Works were on the site of the Jubilee Pit and operated from 1878 to 1928.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Coxlodge Colliery Fire Brick Works, on the site of the Jubilee Pit, and apparently continuing in use after the pit closed. These works are not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so were probably built after 1858. The brickworks here was working from 1878 to 1928.
Site Name
Coxlodge Colliery Fire Brick Works
Site Type: Specific
Fire Clay Works
HER Number
4270
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4270 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
P.J. Davidson, 1986, Brickworks of the North East, pp 68-9
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
12
DAY2
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
420221
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569315
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton Bankfoot
Description
These Mine Shafts are marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, so were out of use by 1895. The precise location and number of shafts is unclear, however.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Mine Shafts, marked as Old on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so were out of use by 1895. The location and number of shafts is unclear on the OS mapping, the graphic representation defines the area within which they probably lie.
Site Name
Kenton Bankfoot, Mine Shafts
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4269
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4269 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SW
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2021
English, British
AREA_STAT
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2310,2311,1032
DAY1
06
District
Newcastle
Easting
416570
EASTING2
1471
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MAP2
NZ16NW
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565240
NORTHING2
6587
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Throckley
Description
A Mineral Railway, possibly connecting Throckley Colliery to Wylam Wagonway is shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan but is not shown on the 1st edition plan, indicating that it was built after 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A Mineral Railway, possibly connecting Throckley Colliery to Wylam Wagonway. It is not shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, so dates from after 1858.
Site Name
Throckley, Mineral Railway
Site Type: Specific
Mineral Railway
HER Number
4268
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4268 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 96, NE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
4321, 4130
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424350
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563530
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows an expansion of Railway Sidings, etc. associated with the Central Station, including the addition of Forth Banks Goods Station.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Railway Sidings etc, associated with the Central Station. The 2nd edition OS mapping shows an expansion of these sidings, which includes the addition of Forth Banks Goods Station.
Site Name
Central Station Railway Sidings
Site Type: Specific
Railway Siding
HER Number
4267
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
<< HER 4267 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4187, 4265
DAY1
02
DAY2
14
District
Newcastle
Easting
429050
EASTING2
2997
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565840
NORTHING2
6534
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walker
Description
A waggonway running from Fair Pit to join with Walker Waggonway (HER 4185).
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A waggonway running from Fair Pit to join with Walker Waggonway (HER 4185).
Site Name
Fair Pit to Walker Staiths Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
4266
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4266 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12