There were quarries at Cleadon Stan On 8 May 2011 08:50, Ann <annathamble@aol.com> wrote: > > I know there must have been quarries in the area, as the Romans built their wall, but where was quarrying going on in the 1800s? I have been to South Shields a number of times, but It appeared fairly flat! > > I have been looking at my husband's RAFFLE family of South Shields ( previously of Lamesley. and part of this family now at Penshaw). > In the 1840, 50s, - most if the men were in Quarrying, some were Master quarrymen, and even the matriarch of the family, who died in 1857, was described as a publican ( Adam and Eve Pub) and quarryman. > > > So where were the quarries? > > > Ann > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
There were also quarries at Marsden, with rail connections to South Shields. Stan On 8 May 2011 09:26, Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@gmail.com> wrote: > There were quarries at Cleadon > > Stan > > On 8 May 2011 08:50, Ann <annathamble@aol.com> wrote: >> >> I know there must have been quarries in the area, as the Romans built their wall, but where was quarrying going on in the 1800s? I have been to South Shields a number of times, but It appeared fairly flat! >> >> I have been looking at my husband's RAFFLE family of South Shields ( previously of Lamesley. and part of this family now at Penshaw). >> In the 1840, 50s, - most if the men were in Quarrying, some were Master quarrymen, and even the matriarch of the family, who died in 1857, was described as a publican ( Adam and Eve Pub) and quarryman. >> >> >> So where were the quarries? >> >> >> Ann >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> To Post a message to this list send it to, >> DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> List Web Page >> http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >