Hence Marsden Rock! I'm terribly sorry -- I'll go and lie down. -- John Lynch -----Original Message----- From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Stan Mapstone Sent: 08 May 2011 09:36 To: dur-nbl@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] South Shields Quarries? 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 >> > ==== 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