South Hylton, Furnace

HER Number

2655

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Hylton, Furnace

Place

South Hylton

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Furnace

Site Type: Specific

Furnace

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan this furnace appears to be shown as a circular structure. It is not known what type of furnace this was, but it may have been associated with another nearby smithy (HER ref. 2654).

Easting

434850

Northing

556540

Grid Reference

NZ434850556540

Sources

<< HER 2655 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7