Friar's Goose Way

HER Number:
5963

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Friar's Goose Way

Place:
Felling

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The shortest of all waggonways belonged to Friar’s Goose Colliery. It was made possible by the effort to drain Gateshead Park and was about a quarter of a mile long. Both workings and staith were later reused in developments of the Tyne Main Colliery and in the reshufflings of Gateshead staiths.

Easting:
2574

Northing:
6226

Grid Reference:
NZ25746226

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5963 >> G. Bennett, E. Clavering & A. Rounding, 1990, A Fighting Trade - Rail Transport in Tyne Coal 1600-1800 A. Williams, 2004, A Fighting Trade - Review and mapping of routes; unpublished document for Tyne & Wear Heritage Environment Record