West Boldon, Quarry

HER Number

2571

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

West Boldon, Quarry

Place

West Boldon

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1895. Since it is not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, it must be assumed that quarrying operations began there after 1855.

Easting

434750

Northing

561070

Grid Reference

NZ434750561070

Sources

<< HER 2571 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7, NE