St Lawrence's (Picton Main) Waggonway
St Lawrence's (Picton Main) Waggonway
HER Number
15341
District
Newcastle
Site Name
St Lawrence's (Picton Main) Waggonway
Place
Byker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A short line shown on the First Edition 25” Ordnance Survey running north from a staith at St Lawrence’s in Byker to Picton Main Pit. The area was worked in the 18th century and the pits and the line had closed by the mid-19th century.
Easting
427000
Northing
564270
Grid Reference
NZ427000564270
Sources
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; First edition Ordnance Survey 25"