Address: |
West of Creighton Avenue, Kenton |
County: |
Tyne And Wear |
Postcode: |
NE3 4LP |
Nearest Town: |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Map Reference: |
NZ225675 |
Grid Reference: |
E: 421743 N: 567553 |
Further Information: |
Kenton Quarry can not be found on the 1867 O.S. Map, however twenty years later it was exporting thousands of millstones and grindstones all over the world. It ceased production in the 1920s. It stood on the area of land just west of Creighton Avenue and is now filled in and grassed over. |
Associated Name(s): |
Kenton Quarry, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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Period(s) Quarried: |
Post Medieval,
Modern.
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