Birtley, Smithy

Birtley, Smithy

HER Number

3920

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Birtley, Smithy

Place

Birtley

Map Sheet

NZ25NE

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 the position of a Smithy in Birtley.

Easting

427400

Northing

555690

Grid Reference

NZ427400555690

Sources

<< HER 3920 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13