Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the location of Brunton Bridge, over the Ouseburn.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Brunton Bridge, over the Ouseburn.
Site Name
Brunton Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
HER Number
4000
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4000 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
31
DAY2
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
421010
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569820
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
West Brunton
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the location of Brunton Mill (Corn), which was fed by a long millrace. Mill labelled on Fryer's 1820 plan of Northumberland in this vicinity (perhaps slightly further east).
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Brunton Mill (Corn). Fed by a long millrace. Mill labelled on Fryer's 1820 plan of Northumberland in this vicinity (perhaps slightly further east).
Site Name
Brunton Mill
Site Type: Specific
Watermill
HER Number
3999
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3999 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88; Fryer's Map of Northumberland, 1820
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
DAY2
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
421550
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567070
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Blakelaw
Description
A smithy and cottages at Blakelaw. Later became "The Cooper's Forge Public House". Now [2004] and Indian restaurent.
SITEASS
The smithy or forge was the workplace of a blacksmith or ironsmith, where iron was worked into useful objects such as weapons, armour in the Middle Ages and locks, hinges, spades and tools, iron horseshoes (machine-made horseshoes were introduced from USA in 1870s), grilles, gates, railings, metal parts for locomotives, coaches, waggons and carts. The blacksmith's raw material was wrought iron in bar form. The smithy comprised a hearth, bellows, anvil and bosh (quenching trough). A small forge had hand-operated bellows, a large industrial forge water-powered bellows, power hammer and shears (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
A smithy and cottages at Blakelaw. Later became "The Cooper's Forge Public House". Now [2004] and Indian restaurent.
Site Name
Blakelaw, Smithy and Cottages
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
3998
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 3998 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2004
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
421480
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567070
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Blakelaw
Description
Blakelaw Pit (Coal) is marked as an ‘Old Shaft’ at this location on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by c.1895.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Blakelaw Pit (Coal). This is marked as an Old Shaft on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Blakelaw Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3997
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3997 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
421080
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566800
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Blakelaw
Description
This Coal Shaft is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was probably out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
A Coal Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858.
Site Name
Blakelaw, Coal Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
HER Number
3996
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3996 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
6878
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418740
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567850
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Westerhope
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the location of a Smithy, by the Jingling Gate Public House.
SITEASS
The smithy or forge was the workplace of a blacksmith or ironsmith, where iron was worked into useful objects such as weapons, armour in the Middle Ages and locks, hinges, spades and tools, iron horseshoes (machine-made horseshoes were introduced from USA in 1870s), grilles, gates, railings, metal parts for locomotives, coaches, waggons and carts. The blacksmith's raw material was wrought iron in bar form. The smithy comprised a hearth, bellows, anvil and bosh (quenching trough). A small forge had hand-operated bellows, a large industrial forge water-powered bellows, power hammer and shears (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
Smithy, by the Jingling Gate Public House. Later incorporated into the pub.
Site Name
Westerhope, Smithy
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
3995
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 3995 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
DAY2
26
District
Newcastle
Easting
420700
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569020
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Kenton Bankfoot
Description
By the 1840s and 1860s three dwelling/workshops had been built at Brown's building complex, one a blacksmith’s, one a carpenter’s and one an agricultural workers’ dwelling. The quality of the buildings, all of which survive, reflects the good standards to which Matthew Bell, the landowner, was improving his property. The original building seems to have been built between 1828 and 1840, being a long probably single storey construction. In 1841 a blacksmith and his family are recorded at the property. By 1860 the house had been added to the site and probably comprised a two storey house with a single storey off-shoot to the rear. Between 1860 and the 1890s the house was extended and enlarged to its current proportions and the smithy buildings were adapted to the existing plan. The leasing of the property shows a long history of a family enterprise. The earliest leasees date from 1840 when R. Slater operated a blacksmith's shop. Within the next two years the lease passed to John Brown, born in Greenridge, Northumberland but then living in Byker. By 1858 the lease had passed to John Brown’s wife Mary but later fell to the eldest son Johnathan who continued as a blacksmith, engineer and millwright on the site until the turn of the 20th century. The business remained as Brown's until it was recently vacated. Although the buildings are not of architectural interest, the house and smithy represent part of the original community of Kenton Bankfoot. The continuity of use of the site is also worthy of note, as is the survival of a building group which reflects the work of an improving landlord of the mid-19th century.
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
A smithy at Kenton Bankfoot. Now known as Brown's Buildings. This small group of buildings was built before the 1840s, probably by Matthew Bell, the landowner. What remains is not of great architectural interest, but is notable for its continuity of use as a smithy and as an example of the work of a mid 19th century improving landlord {2}. By the 1840s and 1860s three dwelling/workshops had been built at Brown's building complex, one a blacksmiths, one a carpenters and one an agricultural workers dwelling. The quality of the buildings, all of which survive, reflects the good standards to which Matthew Bell, the landowner, was improving his property. The original building seems to have been built between 1828 and 1840, being a long probably single storey construction. The northern gable of this is partially discernible in the existing smithy. In 1841 a blacksmith and his family are recorded at the property. By 1860 the house had been added to the site and probably comprised a two storey house with a single storey off-shoot to the rear. Between 1860 and the 1890s the house was extended and enlarged to its current proportions and the smithy buildings were adapted to the existing plan. The leasing of the property shows a long history of a family enterprise. The earliest leases date from 1840 when R. Slater operated a blacksmith's shop. Within the next two years the lease passed to John Brown, born in Greenridge, Northumberland but then living in Byker. By 1858 John Brown had died and the lease had passed to his wife Mary but later fell to the eldest son Johnathan who continued as a blacksmith, engineer and millwright on the site until the turn of the 20th century. The business remained as Brown's until it was recently vacated. The extant buildings are not of great architectural interest and are not listed. The smithy building shows many blockages, openings and alterations although the south gables gives an indication of the altered style of the building. The north gable of the house shows the original line of the building and illustrates the addition of a cat-slide roof to accommodate later development. A later firebrick chimney is evident. The east elevation is a well-finished façade which includes a Yorkshire or Vertical Sliding sash window. The south gable is brick built, the front elevation is of coursed stonework. Although the buildings are not of architectural interest, the house and smithy represent part of the original community of Kenton Bankfoot. The continuity of use of the site is also worthy of note, as is the survival of a building group which reflects the work of an improving landlord of the mid-19th century {3}. The dilapidated remains of a smithy which was formerly part of the early19th century group of buildings. Some of the details can still be discerned including the iron tyre ring inlaid into the smithy floor. A site unlikely to survive future development {4}.
Site Name
Brown's Buildings
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
3994
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 3994 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
Tyne & Wear HER, Brown's Buildings File, SCT/N/IA 17
I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 50
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2001
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
Crossref
15346
DAY1
31
DAY2
13
District
Newcastle
Easting
420750
EASTING2
2071
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
569310
NORTHING2
6900
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton Bankfoot
Description
A wagonway, marked as 'Old' on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858. The section shown on the map, running north from a smithy at Kenton Bankfoot to the next field boundary, was subject to earthwork survey and evaluation in 2015 (events 5220 and 4477, report 2016/129). The bank was found to survive as a steeply-sided grassed earthwork with a gently rounded crest approximately 1.4m high. A trial trench found no surviving track or trackway bedding, although the bank overlay a soil containing palaeoenvironmental evidence relating to probable later prehistoric settlement activity. Further excavation was undertaken in 2019 (HER accession pending). The body of the waggonway embankment was exposed with a substantial drainage ditch on the western side of the line and a shallower and narrower eastern ditch. The site has subsequently been built over.
The route has been researched by a member of the public, and the wagonway continues to the north at least as far as NZ 20907 70388. It is visible on lidar as an earthwork running through the eastern edge of Battery Plantation, entering it at NZ 20831 69819, and beyond this as a hollow way. This corresponds with HER 15346.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A wagonway, marked as 'Old' on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1858. The section shown on the map, running north from a smithy at Kenton Bankfoot to the next field boundary, was subject to earthwork survey and evaluation in 2015 (events 5220 and 4477, report 2016/129). The bank was found to survive as a steeply-sided grassed earthwork with a gently rounded crest approximately 1.4m high. A trial trench found no surviving track or trackway bedding, although the bank overlay a soil containing palaeoenvironmental evidence relating to probable later prehistoric settlement activity. Further excavation was undertaken in 2019 (HER accession pending). The body of the waggonway embankment was exposed with a substantial drainage ditch on the western side of the line and a shallower and narrower eastern ditch. The site has subsequently been built over.
The route has been researched by a member of the public, and the wagonway continues to the north at least as far as NZ 20907 70388. It is visible on lidar as an earthwork running through the eastern edge of Battery Plantation, entering it at NZ 20831 69819, and beyond this as a hollow way. This corresponds with HER 15346.
Site Name
Brunton Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3993
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3993 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2022
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
419750
EASTING2
1973
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
569650
NORTHING2
6854
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton Bankfoot
Description
Black Lane, Newbiggin appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan and has been suggested as the line of a disused wagonway.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Black Lane, Newbiggin. Shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, this is possibly the line of a disused wagonway.
Site Name
Kenton Bankfoot, Black Lane
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3992
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3992 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
3987
DAY1
31
DAY2
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
419620
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570000
NORTHING2
0
parish
Woolsington
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Woolsington
Description
Woolsington Bridge was built on the road from Newcastle to Cambo.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Woolsington Bridge on the road from Newcastle to Cambo.
Site Name
Woolsington Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
HER Number
3991
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3991 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88; Whorlton Tithe Map 1847 (Woodhorn NRO DT 509 M)