South Hylton, Furnace and Smithy

HER Number

2656

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Hylton, Furnace and Smithy

Place

South Hylton

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Metal Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Blacksmiths Workshop

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Furnace and Smithy in close proximity to each other.

Easting

434840

Northing

556330

Grid Reference

NZ434840556330

Sources

<< HER 2656 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7