Hebburn, Hebburn Hall Ponds

HER Number

2518

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Hebburn, Hebburn Hall Ponds

Place

Hebburn

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Pond

Site Type: Specific

Pond

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Known locally as 'The Lakes'. These were four man made ponds established by damming the Bede's Burn in the 1890s. Their primary role was to provide water for industries. Stone from local quarries was used to form the east side of the eastern-most pond [www.999hebburn.co.uk]. The ponds and their environs were used for recreational purposes - swimming, walking and boating. A boat house was built by 1897. The ponds were drained by 1968 by Hebburn Council and Hebburn Parkview County Infants School built. The site is now occupied by Hebburn Comprehensive School.

Easting

431320

Northing

563660

Grid Reference

NZ431320563660

Sources

<< HER 2518 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3, SE; Simpson & Brown and South Tyneside Council, 2007, Hebburn Hall Conservation Area - First draft Character Appraisal; www.hebburn.org; www.norman.dunn247.com; www.999hebburn.co.uk; AOC Archaeology, 2009, Hebburn Comprehensive School - Archaeological Assessment