Bowes Bridge Engine and Reservoir
Bowes Bridge Engine and Reservoir
HER Number
3715
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Bowes Bridge Engine and Reservoir
Place
Whickham
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
Site Type: Specific
Engine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The Bowes Engine was established with its reservoir on the North Eastern Railway, Tanfield Branch.
Easting
420760
Northing
557880
Grid Reference
NZ420760557880
Sources
<< HER 3715 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6