Weetslade Colliery, Metal Bridge
Weetslade Colliery, Metal Bridge
HER Number
5447
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Weetslade Colliery, Metal Bridge
Place
Weetslade
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Bridge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Small metal bridge, probably early 19th century, spanning a cut through the embankment of the Brunton and Shields Railway/Seatonburn Wagonway (HER 1065).
Easting
424880
Northing
572420
Grid Reference
NZ424880572420
Sources
<< HER 5447 >> The Archaeological Practice, 2000, Weetslade Colliery, Archaeological Assessment