Bishopwearmouth, Coal Depot

HER Number

2831

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Bishopwearmouth, Coal Depot

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

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Coal Depot, located between the Hetton and Lambton Drops. It is not clear from the the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan how it related to these sites.

Easting

439130

Northing

557530

Grid Reference

NZ439130557530

Sources

<< HER 2831 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8