Pow Burn Bridge
Pow Burn Bridge
HER Number
4558
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Pow Burn Bridge
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In the mid 17th century a bridge crossed the Pow Burn at the east end of the town to give access to the main street. In 1648 Newcastle Trinity House contributed to the building of a bridge over the runner at the Low Lights. Post Medieval maps do not show this bridge but it does appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area.
Easting
436254
Northing
568524
Grid Reference
NZ436254568524
Sources
<< HER 4558 >> H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 306
E. Mackenzie, 1827, Newcastle, p 682
E. Mackenzie, 1827, Newcastle, p 682