Bishopwearmouth, Coal Depot

HER Number

2830

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Bishopwearmouth, Coal Depot

Place

Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific

Coal Depot

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Coal Depot at this location, probably related to the Lambton Wagonway and Lambton Drops (HER refs. 2832 and 2833).

Easting

439120

Northing

557430

Grid Reference

NZ439120557430

Sources

<< HER 2830 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8