Houghton-le-Spring, brickfield
Houghton-le-Spring, brickfield
HER Number
3178
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Houghton-le-Spring, brickfield
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
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
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Brick Field with Brick Kilns at this location.
Easting
432180
Northing
549690
Grid Reference
NZ432180549690
Sources
<< HER 3178 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20