Benton West Quarry

HER Number

1122

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Benton West Quarry

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Benton West Quarry may be associated with a nearby engine house (HER ref. 1120). The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map shows an expansion of the quarry from its earlier extent.

Easting

428160

Northing

568980

Grid Reference

NZ428160568980

Sources

<< HER 1122 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89