Houghton-le-Spring, Copthill Engine

Tyne and Wear HER(2979): Houghton-le-Spring, Copthill Engine - Details

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HER Number:
2979

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Copthill Engine

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ34NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Machinery

Site Type: Specific:
Engine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Copthill Engine stood near the intersection of the Rainton and Seaham, and Hetton Railways (HER ref. 2976 and HER ref. 2848). It may have worked one or both, but this is unclear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.

Easting:
3570

Northing:
4966

Grid Reference:
NZ35704966

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2979 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21

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