South Hylton, Copperas Works
South Hylton, Copperas Works
HER Number
2653
District
Sunderland
Site Name
South Hylton, Copperas Works
Place
South Hylton
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Copperas Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The Copperas Works were established in circa 1750. A reservoir, probably associated with it is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan just to the south-west of the works
Easting
434880
Northing
556650
Grid Reference
NZ434880556650
Sources
<< HER 2653 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 47
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 47