Hebburn, School Street, reservoirs
Hebburn, School Street, reservoirs
HER Number
16212
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Hebburn, School Street, reservoirs
Place
Hebburn
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
Site Type: Specific
Reservoir
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Two reservoirs shown on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map, 1897. One depicted as earthwork bank (maybe disused). Both filled in by the 1950s and land converted to a playground.
Easting
431460
Northing
565300
Grid Reference
NZ431460565300
Sources
Archaeological Services Durham University. 2013, School Street, Hebburn, South Tyneside, Archaeological Assessment; Shown on Second Edition Ordnance Survey 1897