Rowlands Gill - Whinfield coke ovens © Chris Allen cc-by-sa/2.0

NZ1558 : Rowlands Gill - Whinfield coke ovens

taken 23 years ago, near to Highfield, Gateshead, Great Britain

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.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

· Find out How to reuse this image · Share: · Download Image ·
	Start a discussion on NZ1558		Suggest an update to this image		Contact the contributor

1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright

TIP: Click the map for Large scale mapping
Change to interactive Map >

Grid Square: NZ1558, 7 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Chris Allen (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 14 March, 1999 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 17 November, 2013
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Industry
Former (from Tags): Coke Ovens
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 151 581 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.0586N 1:45.8830W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 151 581