Gateshead, possible course of waggonway

HER Number

16116

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Gateshead, possible course of waggonway

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Map evidence suggests the possible course of a waggonway from Prince Consort Road running towards the north-west. This appears to diverge westward from the line of the Parkmoor Waggonway as shown on 18th century estate plans. It may represent a branch or diversion running to the River Tyne under the line of Riversdale Road described by 'A Fighting Trade' under the name of Parkmoor. Alternatively it could serve a nearby coal-pit.

Easting

425410

Northing

562750

Grid Reference

NZ425410562750

Sources

Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshed Football Stadium, Archaeological Assessment