Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Tar Distillery, with a Reservoir and two Tar Vats at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
SITEDESC
Tar Distillery, with a Reservoir and two Tar Vats.
Site Name
North Hylton, Tar Distillery
Site Type: Specific
Tar Works
HER Number
3067
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3067 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; Mounsey, K.and Thompson, S. 2018. Site 8, Nab End, Sunderland's Forgotten Stones Project, North Hylton, Sunderland: Archaeological Community Excavation report, Wardell Armstrong, HER4840
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3446
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5601
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Offerton
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1858. The precise location of the site is unclear.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1858. The location of the site is unclear but it probably lay within a 100m radius of this grid reference.
Site Name
Offerton, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3066
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3066 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3349
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5599
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Barmston
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Crane at this location on the north bank of the Wear. This may have been associated with the nearby Barmston Forge.
Site Type: Broad
Lifting and Winding Structure
SITEDESC
Crane, on the north bank of the Wear. This may have been associated with the nearby Barmston Forge, but this is not clear from the OS mapping.
Site Name
Barmston, Crane
Site Type: Specific
Crane
HER Number
3065
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3065 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3250
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5521
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Washington
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Firebrick Works at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Firebrick Works.
Site Name
Washington, firebrick works
Site Type: Specific
Fire Clay Works
HER Number
3064
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3064 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3212
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5488
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Washington
Description
The precise location of this Tunnel is unclear from the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.
Site Type: Broad
Tunnel
SITEDESC
A Tunnel. The location is unclear from the 1st edition OS mapping, so probably lay within a 100m radius of this grid reference.
Site Name
Wood Side, Tunnel
Site Type: Specific
Tunnel
HER Number
3063
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3063 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3215
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5495
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Washington
Description
This Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so probably out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Wood Side, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
3062
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3062 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
3077
DAY1
26
DAY2
24
District
Sunderland
Easting
3232
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
07
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5495
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Low Lambton
Description
Not depicted on 1737 plan by Burleigh & Thompson but shown on Rennie's map of 1819 as Black Fell or Mount Moor Staith. The name Blackfell Staith is ambiguously positioned on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 1862, but evidently refers to a timber yard with slipways on the north bank on the northern edge of North Biddick not at the end of Lambton Railway (HER3077) as previously thought.
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
Not depicted on 1737 plan by Burleigh & Thompson but shown on Rennie's map of 1819 as Black Fell or Mount Moor Staith. The name Blackfell Staith is ambiguously positioned on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 1862, but evidently refers to a timber yard with slipways on the north bank on the northern edge of North Biddick not at the end of Lambton Railway (HER3077) as previously thought.
Site Name
Wood Side, Black Fell Staiths
Site Type: Specific
Staith
HER Number
3061
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3061 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Rennie, 1819-1822, Plan of The River Wear, DRO D/XP 66
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3234
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5495
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Washington
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Timber Yard at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Timber Yard.
Site Name
Barmston, timber yard
Site Type: Specific
Timber Yard
HER Number
3060
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3060 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
26
DAY2
07
District
Sunderland
Easting
3244
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
MONTH2
05
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5515
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Barmston
Description
Cox Green was once an important centre for coal and the village included a number of staiths for the movement of coal from rail to river. Shipyards developed at this point also. The first edition Ordnance Survey shows shipyards associated with a Timber Yard on the western bank of the Wear just beyond Cox Green. The shipyard site is currently a flat grassed area in public use, but some large stone walls remain in the area and there is the potential for survival of subsurface remains.
SITEASS
Large stone walls remain in this area. The shipyard site is currently a flat grassed and possibly landscaped area in public use. There is the potential for survival of subsurface remains.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Shipbuilding Yard, with Timber Yard. Cox Green was once an important centre for coal and the village included a number of staiths for the movement of coal from rail to river. Shipyards developed at this point also. The first edition OS shows shipyards on the western bank of the Wear just beyond Cox Green. The yard belonged to William Reid in 1854.
Site Name
Washington Staith, Shipbuilding Yard
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
3059
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3059 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
3332
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5606
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Barmston
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Barmston Forge at this location.
SITEASS
The forge or hammer mill was the workshop where the hot metal is shaped by hammering or rolling. Early forges comprised a finery hearth and a chafery, each with its own air bellows, and tilt hammers. Brittle cast-iron pigs were converted into malleable wrought iron and forged (shaped) bars of various sizes suitable for use by blacksmiths as the basis for iron structures. Waterwheels provided the power for operating the bellows and tilt hammers. Later forges included reverberatory type metal melting furnaces, shingling and steam hammers, rolling mills, power shears etc (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
Barmston Forge.
Site Name
Barmston Forge
Site Type: Specific
Forge
HER Number
3058
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3058 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13