Pelaw Main Coal Shed

HER Number

3553

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Pelaw Main Coal Shed

Place

Heworth

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

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 the location of Pelaw Main Coal Shed on the Ouston and Pelaw Wagonway (HER ref. 2222).

Easting

429830

Northing

562850

Grid Reference

NZ429830562850

Sources

<< HER 3553 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3