Hollinside Way
Hollinside Way
HER Number
5951
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Hollinside Way
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The earliest way known on the east side of the Derwent, built by Alderman White and partners in 1692. They built two connected waggonways, one from west Whickham and the other from Hollinside, joining in the Morrisfield to follow a common path to Swalwell. Although there is a gap of six months between the leases they must have been planned together. The Hollinside lease dates to April 1692. The route to be followed was identical with that of the Bucksnook Way (the first Western Way) and was about 2½ miles long.
Easting
420350
Northing
562710
Grid Reference
NZ420350562710
Sources
<< HER 5951 >> G. Bennett, E. Clavering & A. Rounding, 1990, A Fighting Trade - Rail Transport in Tyne Coal 1600-1800 vol 2.13
A. Williams, 2004, A Fighting Trade - Review and mapping of routes; unpublished document for Tyne & Wear Heritage Environment Record; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear; Turnbull, L, 2012, Railways Before George Stephenson (entry 59/59a) 156, 171; TWAS, Map in Cotesworth Papers CK/5/183
A. Williams, 2004, A Fighting Trade - Review and mapping of routes; unpublished document for Tyne & Wear Heritage Environment Record; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear; Turnbull, L, 2012, Railways Before George Stephenson (entry 59/59a) 156, 171; TWAS, Map in Cotesworth Papers CK/5/183