Jarrow, Engine House

Tyne and Wear HER(2295): Jarrow, Engine House - Details

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HER Number:
2295

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Engine House

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Engine House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
An Engine House on the Ballast Railway (HER ref. 2262). The location of this engine, on top of the Jarrow Ballast Hills (HER ref. 2265) suggests that it was used to pull wagons over this obstacle.

Easting:
3360

Northing:
6574

Grid Reference:
NZ33606574

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2295 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3

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