Brockley Whins, Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(2286): Brockley Whins, Quarry - Details

HER Number:
2286

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Brockley Whins, Quarry

Place:
Brockley Whins

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Quarry, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so probably out of use by 1854.

Easting:
3485

Northing:
6286

Grid Reference:
NZ34856286

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2286 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3