Derwent Haugh, Bone Manure Manufactory
Derwent Haugh, Bone Manure Manufactory
HER Number
3463
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Derwent Haugh, Bone Manure Manufactory
Place
Derwent Haugh
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Fertilizer Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows "Firebrick & Bone Manure Manufactories", by the Tyne at this point. It is not entirely clear whether these were two distinct sites (see also HER ref. 3462) or two processes on the one site.
Easting
420550
Northing
563250
Grid Reference
NZ420550563250
Sources
<< HER 3463 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 2