South Dock, Coal Depot

HER Number

2880

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Dock, Coal Depot

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

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 in the South Dock, possibly associated with the nearby Lime Works (HER ref. 2879).

Easting

440930

Northing

556920

Grid Reference

NZ440930556920

Sources

<< HER 2880 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8