Philadelphia Works, High Engine Sheds
Philadelphia Works, High Engine Sheds
HER Number
16492
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Philadelphia Works, High Engine Sheds
Place
Philadelphia
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Engine Shed
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
High Engine Sheds - may have origins in the late 19th century but the present sixe and shaped buildings are first shown on the 4th Edition map of 1946 and have datestones of 1917. The two buildings were recorded by TWM Archaeology in 2011. Building A (northernmost) is constructed from a mix of yellow and red brick with a gabled roof covered in corrugated metal sheets. It measures 61.8m by 8.33m. Beneath the roof line is a decorative brick string line spanning the length of the building. Internally there is one large open space with the roof supported by classic king post trusses. Building B (southernmost) is constructed in the same style and from the same material as A.There are three portions to this building - the main section contains fourteen bays. The main portion measures 60m by 5.43m. The inside of the main portion of the main portion has been split into two halves using breeze blocks.
Easting
433427
Northing
552264
Grid Reference
NZ433427552264
Sources
TWM Archaeology, 2011, Lambton Engine Works, Philadelphia - Historic Buildings Recording