Heworth, Felling Drops
Heworth, Felling Drops
HER Number
3540
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Heworth, Felling Drops
Place
Heworth
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Lifting and Winding Structure
Site Type: Specific
Coal Drop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Felling Drops at the northern end of the Felling Wagonway (HER ref. 3541).
Easting
428110
Northing
563140
Grid Reference
NZ428110563140
Sources
<< HER 3540 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
G. Bennett, E. Clavering & A. Rounding, 1990, A Fighting Trade - Rail Transport in Tyne Coal 1600-1800, vol 1, p73
G. Bennett, E. Clavering & A. Rounding, 1990, A Fighting Trade - Rail Transport in Tyne Coal 1600-1800, vol 1, p73