1999

NZ1558 : Rowlands Gill - Whinfield coke ovens

taken 26 years ago, near to Highfield, Gateshead, England

Rowlands Gill - Whinfield coke ovens
Rowlands Gill - Whinfield coke ovens
The scheduled remains of the last working beehive coke ovens in the country. Built in 1861 and worked until 1958. There were 193 on this site and 5 + two halves have been preserved. A scheduled Ancient Monument since 1975 and restored in the 1980s. These are well-hidden and unloved although quite sound when seen in 1999.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Industry Former: Coke Ovens other tags: Scheduled Ancient Monument Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Rowlands Gill [6] · Beehive Coke Ovens [3] · Whinfield [2] ·
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NZ1558, 8 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 March, 1999   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 November, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 151 581 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.0586N 1:45.8830W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 151 581
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