The Tile Sheds (Burnmoor Tilery)
The Tile Sheds (Burnmoor Tilery)
HER Number
3137
District
Sunderland
Site Name
The Tile Sheds (Burnmoor Tilery)
Place
Newbottle
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Tile Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows ‘The Tile Sheds’, indicating a probable site of tile making, although no actual works are shown.
Easting
432400
Northing
551220
Grid Reference
NZ432400551220
Sources
<< HER 3137 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13