North Hylton, brickfield

HER Number

2637

District

Sunderland

Site Name

North Hylton, brickfield

Place

North Hylton

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific

Brickfield

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This brickworks on The Heugh, North Hylton is possibly associated with the adjacent shipyard (HER ref. 2638) since a wagonway from the shipyard appears to have run up to the brickfield.

Easting

434710

Northing

556270

Grid Reference

NZ434710556270

Sources

<< HER 2637 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7