English, British
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Description
This Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1856.
Site Name
High Spen, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
Sources
<< HER 3370 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5