Green's Place, Roman drain
Green's Place, Roman drain
HER Number
1898
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Green's Place, Roman drain
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Watercourse
Site Type: Specific
Drain
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A drain of tiles 2 inches thick was found in the early months of 1937 during repairs to the sea wall opposite the Pilot Office, Green's Place, some 25 feet below the modern street level.
Easting
436380
Northing
568050
Grid Reference
NZ436380568050
Sources
<< HER 1898 >> Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Hadrian Primary School, Baring Street, South Shields, Archaeological Assessment, appendix 1
K.A. Steer, 1938, The Archaeology of Roman Durham
K.A. Steer, 1938, The Archaeology of Roman Durham