This Coal Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
A Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Birtley, Coal Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
HER Number
3917
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3917 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
DAY2
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
428040
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555610
NORTHING2
0
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Birtley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Wash House Pit (Coal). Closed May 1932, Owned by Birtley Iron Company, later Pelaw Main Collieries Co.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Wash House Pit (Coal). Closed May 1932, Owned by Birtley Iron Company, later Pelaw Main Collieries Co.
Site Name
Wash House Pit (Blackhouse Colliery)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3916
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3916 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; Colliery Engineering May 1930, "Pelaw Main Collieries"; N. Emery, 1998, Banners of the Durham Coalfield
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4122
DAY1
22
DAY2
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
427960
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555970
NORTHING2
0
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Birtley
Description
Blackfell Engine with it's associated reservoirs on the Pelaw Main Wagonway. The first ever fixed engine used for hauling wagons was erected on Birtley Fell in 1808 by Samuel Cooke, one of the owners of the Bewicke Main or Urpeth Colliery, when forming a wagonway to the River Tyne. It began working on the 17th May, 1809, drawing four chauldron wagons up the plane.
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
Blackfell Engine with it's associated reservoirs on the Pelaw Main Wagonway. The first ever fixed engine used for hauling wagons was erected on Birtley Fell in 1808 by Samuel Cooke, one of the owners of the Bewicke Main or Urpeth Colliery, when forming a wagonway to the River Tyne. It began working on the 17th May, 1809, drawing four chauldron wagons up the plane.
Site Name
Birtley, Blackfell Engine
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
3915
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3915 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; W.W. Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development, p 18
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Gateshead
Easting
423170
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554100
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kibblesworth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Coal Level at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mine Drainage and Ventilation Site
SITEDESC
A Coal Level.
Site Name
Kibblesworth, Coal Level
Site Type: Specific
Adit
HER Number
3914
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3914 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham12
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Gateshead
Easting
422770
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554280
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kibblesworth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Saw Pit on this site.
SITEASS
The place where tree trunks were sawn into planks by hand. A saw pit comprised a rectangular pit about 6-8 feet deep, over which the trunk could be laid horizontally. Sawing was by a long sawblade with a cross handle at each end, with the pitman standing in the pit below the log and the sawyer standing above. The saw was moved up and down, the top man guiding it and the pitman cutting by pulling on the downstroke. Sawpits were replaced by saw mills (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
A Saw Pit.
Site Name
Kibblesworth, Saw Pit
Site Type: Specific
Saw Pit
HER Number
3913
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3913 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham12
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
12
District
Gateshead
Easting
427200
EASTING2
2718
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
556640
NORTHING2
5646
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Birtley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the course of a Wagonway.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A Wagonway.
Site Name
Birtley, Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3911
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3911 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
24
DAY2
18
District
Gateshead
Easting
427440
EASTING2
2802
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
556240
NORTHING2
5657
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Birtley
Description
A Wagonway, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857. A deposit that represents the bedding layer of the waggonway was excavated in 2011 by North Pennines Archaeology as part of a wider archaeological evaluation. No other tracks or features were observed.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A Wagonway, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857. A deposit that represents the bedding layer of the waggonway was excavated in 2011 by NPA as part of a wider archaeological evaluation. No other tracks or features were observed.
Site Name
Birtley, Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3910
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3910 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7; NPA, 2011, Land at North Side, Birtley, Gateshead - Archaeological Evaluation; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear;
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
Gateshead
Easting
427920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556510
NORTHING2
0
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Birtley
Description
This Shaft is marked as Old on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
A Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Birtley, Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
3909
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3909 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
Gateshead
Easting
427450
EASTING2
2741
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
556680
NORTHING2
5656
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Birtley
Description
A ">" shaped section of wagonway, which may have been two lines converging, is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was probably out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A ">" shaped section of wagonway, which may have been two lines converging. This is marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
Birtley, Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3908
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3908 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
Gateshead
Easting
427990
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556620
NORTHING2
0
parish
Birtley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Birtley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Whin Pit (Coal).
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Whin Pit (Coal).
Site Name
Whin Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3907
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3907 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7