Offerton, Sand Pit

HER Number

3112

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Offerton, Sand Pit

Place

Offerton

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sand Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This Sand Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1858.

Easting

434170

Northing

554360

Grid Reference

NZ434170554360

Sources

<< HER 3112 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13