Preston, Pit Hole Well

HER Number

1197

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Preston, Pit Hole Well

Place

Preston

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific

Well

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Pit Hole Well, shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, is possibly a disused mine shaft, flooded or actually used as a well.

Easting

435630

Northing

570100

Grid Reference

NZ435630570100

Sources

<< HER 1197 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89