Hetton Coal Depot, Railway Row

HER Number

1743

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hetton Coal Depot, Railway Row

Place

Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

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

John Thompson & Sons Sunderland Ltd. (Hetton Coal Depot). The site is now disused, but a track is still visible by the entrance gate which crossed the road to the power station.

Easting

438900

Northing

557100

Grid Reference

NZ438900557100

Sources

<< HER 1743 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sunderland Town Centre Plan - Sites of Interest