Bedewell engineering works

HER Number

17212

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Bedewell engineering works

Place

Hebburn

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Engineering Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Engineering Works

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Engineering works shown on 1942 Ordnance Survey plan. Built during the Second World War to produce casings for armour piercing bombs by the Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production. It was managed by Jarrow Metals Industries and used steel rolled in their mill. After the war, Baker Perkins Ltd., a machine manufacturer, leased the site. They converted the factory for civilian use and occupied it until 1999.

Easting

432160

Northing

564480

Grid Reference

NZ432160564480

Sources

Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Bedewell Industrial Estate, Hebburn, South Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment;