Tyne and Wear HER(3317): Townley Main Wagonway - Details
3317
Gateshead
Townley Main Wagonway
Ryton
NZ16SW
Transport
Tramway
Wagonway
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Historic map evidence shows the course of the Townley Main Wagonway from Townley Main Colliery (HER ref. 3314) to Stella Staith (HER ref. 3414).
1763
6385
NZ17636385
<< HER 3317 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 1; AAG Archaeology, 2010, Land adjacent to 2 South Close, Ryton - Archaeological Watching Brief; TWM, 2013, Site 285, land to the north of A695, Ryton - Archaeological Assessment