Marsden, Limestone Quarry

HER Number:
2488

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden, Limestone Quarry

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
These quarries at Marsden are associated with Marsden Lime Kilns (HER ref. 1002). They are not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so presumably date from after 1855. The 1942 edition of the Ordnance Survey map shows expansion to the north, into the area of the adjacent ‘Old Quarry’ (HER ref. 2487).

Easting:
4051

Northing:
6418

Grid Reference:
NZ40516418

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2488 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4, SE