Grindon, Limestone Quarry

HER Number

2911

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Grindon, Limestone Quarry

Place

Grindon

Map Sheet

NZ35SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Limestone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Limestone Quarry, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.

Easting

436570

Northing

554700

Grid Reference

NZ436570554700

Sources

<< HER 2911 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14