Saw mill on Killingworth Moor, adjacent to Killingworth Wagonway, apparently disused by the end of the 19th century.
SITEASS
Saw mills replaced saw pits, and were water powered at first. Mechanised sawing was by frame saws which imitated the action of the old sawpit using straight rip saws. Later circular saws came into use (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Saw mill on Killingworth Moor, adjacent to Killingworth Wagonway. Not shown on 2nd edn OS mapping.
Site Name
Killingworth, Saw Mill
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
HER Number
1101
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1101 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
N Tyneside
Easting
428300
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570130
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Longbenton
Description
Sand Pit on Closing Hill marked "Old" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, so disused before 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sand Pit on Closing Hill. Precise location unclear form 1st edn OS Mapping. Marked "Old" on 1st edition mapping, so disused before 1858.
Site Name
Longbenton, Sand Pit
Site Type: Specific
Sand Pit
HER Number
1100
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1100 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
N Tyneside
Easting
428280
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570200
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Longbenton
Description
Closinghill Quarry. In use on the 1865 OS map (surveyed in 1858).
Marked "Disused" on 2nd edn OS mapping. The coloured version of the 1898 Northumberland LXXXIX.NW shows the quarry with water in it.
Newcastle and North Shields Curling Club played curling matches on this lake for a time in the 19th century (they also played at Percy Main, Fenham and Axwell Hall, before building an artificial pond at Pelaw in 1864.
The site is now known as 'The Park'.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Closinghill Quarry. In use on the 1865 OS map (surveyed in 1858).
Marked "Disused" on 2nd edn OS mapping. The coloured version of the 1898 Northumberland LXXXIX.NW shows the quarry with water in it.
Newcastle and North Shields Curling Club played curling matches on this lake for a time in the 19th century (they also played at Percy Main, Fenham and Axwell Hall, before building an artificial pond at Pelaw in 1864.
The site is now known as 'The Park'.
Site Name
Closinghill (Clousden Hill) Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
1099
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1099 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89; W.G. Elliott, Bygone Days of Longenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor, Killingworth, Palmersville and Benton Square, Book 2, p 76; Newcastle Curling Club, Jubilee Banquet in The Newcastle Courant, Saturday February 25, 1893, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B92iT6R7LDN-Q254TGgtOFlZUVU/edit; https://sites.google.com/a/curlingplaces.info/cp3/places/4093-clousdon-hill-newcastle
YEAR1
1994
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1097,1083, 2162
DAY1
24
DAY2
06
District
N Tyneside
Easting
428550
EASTING2
2853
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
MONTH1
3
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
570240
NORTHING2
6992
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Killingworth
Description
This waggonway, serving Killingworth High or Old Pit north of the 90 Fathom Dyke, was opened around 1808. It was a branch line from the Killingworth to West Moor Waggonway of c. 1805 (route 59). The High Pit was owned by the Grand Allies and was the scene of some of George Stephenson’s early engineering works. An archaeological evaluation in 2005 by Tyne and Wear Museums with pupils from George Stephenson High School, Killingworth, recorded the track bed of the waggonway directly beneath the modern path surface. A service pipe had disturbed the coal ballast deposits which may once have contained the impressions of stone sleeper blocks. The clay foundation of the track bed and the trackside drainage ditches were recorded.
SITEASS
An archaeological evaluation in 2005 by Tyne and Wear Museums with pupils from George Stephenson High School, Killingworth, recorded the track bed of the waggonway directly beneath the modern path surface. A service pipe had disturbed the coal ballast deposits which may once have contained the impressions of stone sleeper blocks. The clay foundation of the track bed and the trackside drainage ditches were recorded.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
This waggonway, serving Killingworth High or Old Pit north of the 90 Fathom Dyke, was opened around 1808. It was a branch line from the Killingworth to West Moor Waggonway of c. 1805 (HER 1083). The High Pit was owned by the Grand Allies and was the scene of some of George Stephenson’s early engineering works.
Site Name
Killingworth Wagonway, branch line to High Pit
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
1098
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1098 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
C. R. Warn, 1976, Wagonways & Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840 p.49; F. Garrett, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2005, Killingworth Waggonway, North of Great Lime Road, Killingworth - archaeological evaluation; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne: Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project 2011-12; Greenwood 1828: Map of Northumberland; Bell 1847-1851: Maps of the Great Northern Coalfield, Northumberland
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2012
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1098
DAY1
24
DAY2
31
District
N Tyneside
Easting
428640
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
MONTH1
3
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570750
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Killingworth
Description
Killingworth Colliery, to the east of Killingworth Village. Served by an old wagonway to the south (HER 1098) from 1806. Marked "Killingworth Old Pit" on second edition Ordnance Survey, so disused by 1895. Opened by John Bowes & Co. Later owned by John Thwaites, then John Bowes and Partners. An explosion on 23 March 1806 killed 10 miners, and another on 14 September 1809 killed 12.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Killingworth Colliery, to the east of Killingworth Village. Opened in 1812 and closed in 1882. Served by an old wagonway to the south (HER 1098) from 1806. Marked "Killingworth Old Pit" on second edition Ordnance Survey, so disused by 1895. Opened by John Bowes & Co. Later owned by John Thwaites, then John Bowes and Partners. An explosion on 23 March 1806 killed 10 miners, and another on 14 September 1809 killed 12.
Site Name
Killingworth Colliery (East)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
1097
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1097 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
C.R. Warn, 1976, Wagonways & Early Railways of Northumberland, p.10
I. M. Ayris, Northumberland Mining Records Survey; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; W.G. Elliott, Bygone Days of Longenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor, Killingworth, Palmersville and Benton Square, Book 2, p 71
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
1065
DAY1
24
DAY2
16
District
N Tyneside
Easting
428250
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
MONTH1
3
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
572100
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Killingworth
Description
Hillhead Engine, on Seatonburn Wagonway (SMR 1065) shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1858. Remains of the engine house still survived in tree cluster in 2005. In 2015 the definition of the buildings is less clear but still discernable. It was situated at the top of an incline and held a stationary steam engine which would have pulled waggons up the hill. The engine had consisted of a horizontal steam engine with drum carrying 4 miles of cables. Disused by 1913.
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
Hillhead Engine, on Seatonburn Wagonway (SMR 1065) shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1858. Remains of the engine house still survived in tree cluster in 2005. In 2015 the definition of the buildings is less clear but still discernable. It was situated at the top of an incline and held a stationary steam engine which would have pulled waggons up the hill. The engine had consisted of a horizontal steam engine with drum carrying 4 miles of cables. Disused by 1913.
Site Name
Hillhead Engine
Site Type: Specific
Horizontal Steam Engine
HER Number
1096
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1096 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1858, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89;
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
N Tyneside
Easting
427430
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568490
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Longbenton
Description
A Smithy in Longbenton, shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map, so probably active c.1900..
SITEASS
The smithy or forge was the workplace of a blacksmith or ironsmith, where iron was worked into useful objects such as weapons, armour in the Middle Ages and locks, hinges, spades and tools, iron horseshoes (machine-made horseshoes were introduced from USA in 1870s), grilles, gates, railings, metal parts for locomotives, coaches, waggons and carts. The blacksmith's raw material was wrought iron in bar form. The smithy comprised a hearth, bellows, anvil and bosh (quenching trough). A small forge had hand-operated bellows, a large industrial forge water-powered bellows, power hammer and shears (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
Smithy in Longbenton. Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map.
Site Name
Longbenton, Smithy
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
1095
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1095 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
N Tyneside
Easting
427590
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568660
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Longbenton
Description
A quarry shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map, so probably active c.1900..
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry at Longbenton. Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map.
Site Name
Longbenton, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
1094
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1094 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE
YEAR1
1994
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1086
DAY1
24
DAY2
23
District
N Tyneside
Easting
427730
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
3
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 NE 71
Northing
568880
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Longbenton
Description
Railway Station on Newcastle, Tynemouth & Newcastle Railway (HER 1086). Opened 1st March 1871. Closed 23rd January 1978. Reopened as Benton Metro Station in August 1980. The shelter on the north platform is part of the original station. Brick built with slate roof. Iron columns and decorative iron finials on the roof. Since 11 August 1980 it has been served exclusively by Metro trains. The first electric train to be operated by any British main line railway company left New Bridge Street Station for Benton on Tuesday, 29th March, 1904. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Railway Station on Newcastle, Tynemouth & Newcastle Railway (HER 1086). Opened 1st March 1871. Closed 23rd January 1978. Reopened as Benton Metro Station in August 1980. The shelter on the north platform is part of the original station. Brick built with slate roof. Iron columns and decorative iron finials on the roof. Since 11 August 1980 it has been served exclusively by Metro trains. The first electric train to be operated by any British main line railway company left New Bridge Street Station for Benton on Tuesday, 29th March, 1904.
Site Name
Station (Benton Metro Station)
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
1093
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 1093 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, SE; North Tyneside Council, Local List Nominations, 2006; W.G. Elliott and Edwin Smith, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor and Killingworth, p 47 and 49; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2007
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
24
District
N Tyneside
Easting
427280
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570230
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Killingworth
Description
An old Clay Pit south of Killingworth, out of use before 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Old Clay Pit south of Killingworth. Shown on 2nd edn mapping so out of use before 1895.
Site Name
Killingworth, Clay Pit
Site Type: Specific
Clay Pit
HER Number
1092
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1092 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, NE