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| An Account of the Strata of Northumberland and Durham | Volume: L-R, Page: 64 |
No. 1,327 — Manor Wallsend
Township of Westoe, Durham
Sheet 4 of 19thC Ordnance Map. Lat. 54° 59' 35", Long. 1° 26' 00".
[ OS Grid Ref: NZ 36251 66652 (436251,566652) ]
Sunk at the face of the Stone Drift driven from the Hilda Pit, South Shields Colliery, direct South, and through the Great Dyke, to explore the Bensham to the South of the Dyke. This Staple is 163 yards South of the Shaft and 45 yards to South of the fissure of the Dyke, which is a downcast of 58 fathoms
Approximate surface level feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Source: | An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887 |
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Additional Links
| 19th Century Mapping | |
| | List of other entries on Durham Sheet 4 |
 | Location on 1st Series OS Map [www.old-maps.co.uk] |
| 20th Century Mapping | |
| | List of other entries on Landranger Sheet 88 (Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham & Sunderland) |
| | List of other entries on Detail Sheet NZ36 |
| | Location on current map [www.streetmap.co.uk] |
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