Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Tyneside

This detailed map covers both Whickham and Swallell, and extends far west to include Axwell Park and Damhead Wood. Features on the map include Whickham Hall, St Mary's Church, Whickham House, Whickhambanks Colliery, Northumberland Paper Mills, Keelmans Bridge, Swalwell Colliery, Swalwell Steel Works, Derwent Bridge and River Derwent, Bates Houses and Home Farm. On the reverse of the map we include an extract from a directory of Whickham and Swallwell parish register, and an extract from an article on Ridley's Works.

The map links up with Tyneside Sheet 28 Blaydon to the north-west, Tyneside Sheet 26 Scotswood & Derwenthaugh to the north, Tyneside Sheet 17 Elswick to the north-east and Tyneside Sheet 22 Dunston to the east.

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