Cowclose Mill (Corn). Shown on Ordnance Survey First edition. The cornmill was built after the abandonment of the coalmill (HER 1663) in 1750, taking advantage of the coalmill's water features. The existing leat was diverted slightly northwards in order to drive the waterwheel of the cornmill. The waterwheel was attached to the southern wall of the mill and was set in a 1.5m deep wheelpit. The mill building is stone and is now used as an outbuilding of Sawmill Cottage (HER 13382). The wheelpit is included in the Scheduling of the adjacent saw mill (HER 13380 SAM 21662) but the corn mill building is excluded.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
Cowclose Mill (Corn). Shown on Ordnance Survey First edition. The cornmill was built after the abandonment of the coalmill (HER 1663) in 1750, taking advantage of the coalmill's water features. The existing leat was diverted slightly northwards in order to drive the waterwheel of the cornmill. The waterwheel was attached to the southern wall of the mill and was set in a 1.5m deep wheelpit. The mill building is stone and is now used as an outbuilding of Sawmill Cottage (HER 13382). The wheelpit is included in the Scheduling of the adjacent saw mill (HER 13380 SAM 21662) but the corn mill building is excluded. An historic buildings recording was undertakn in 2011 ahead of the proposed redevelopment of the derelict mill building for residential use. Recent repair and re-roofing have maintained the form and general appearance of the building in its early-mid 19th century form. Internally, most machinery and fittings have been removed but the surviving door frame and evidence of the posts supporting are of interest (The Archaeological Practice 2011).
Site Name
Cowclose Mill, Coach Road
Site Type: Specific
Corn Mill
HER Number
3775
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 3775 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6; Department of National Heritage, 1997, Schedule Entry - Site of Ravensworth Coalmill 21662; The Archaeological Practice 2011, Corn Mill, Sawmill Cottage, Ravensworth, Historic Buildings Recording
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3771,3764,3773
DAY1
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
426090
EASTING2
2540
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
558610
NORTHING2
5863
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lamesley
Description
A Wagonway from Green Pit (HER ref. 3860) to Allerdean Colliery and the Team Wagonway (HER ref. numbers 3764 and 3741) is visible on Historic Ordnance Survey maps.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A Wagonway from Green Pit, (SMR 3860), to Allerdean Colliery and the Team Wagonway, (SMR numbers 3764 and 3741).
Site Name
Lamesley, Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
3774
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3774 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
425690
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558680
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lamesley
Description
A Workshop is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. It is not clear whether it was associated with the nearby wagonway (HER ref. 3774), or Allerdean Colliery (HER ref. 3771).
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
SITEDESC
A Workshop, shown on the 1st edition OS mapping. It is not clear whether it was associated with the nearby wagonway, (SMR 3774), or Allerdean Colliery, (SMR 3771).
Site Name
Lamesley, workshop
Site Type: Specific
Workshop
HER Number
3773
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3773 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
425900
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558700
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lamesley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Dean Pit (Coal) at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Dean Pit (Coal).
Site Name
Dean Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3772
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3772 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
19
DAY2
04
District
Gateshead
Easting
425580
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558620
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Lamesley
Description
Allerdean Colliery was working by 1726 when the Team Wagonway reached it, (SMR 3741). Owners from the 1850s were WW Burdon, W Barkus, junior & Co, Charles Perkins and Partners, Birtley Iron Works, Pelaw Main Collieries Ltd and in 1947 NCB. Also known as Ravensworth Shop, Team Colliery.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Allerdean Colliery was working by 1726 when the Team Wagonway reached it, (SMR 3741). Owners from the 1850s were WW Burdon, W Barkus, junior & Co, Charles Perkins and Partners, Birtley Iron Works, Pelaw Main Collieries Ltd and in 1947 NCB. Also known as Ravensworth Shop, Team Colliery.
Site Name
Allerdean Colliery (Ravensworth Shop Team Colliery)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3771
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3771 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
Bennett, G, Clavering, E & Rounding, A, 1989, A Fighting Trade, Vol 1, p 68; Colliery Engineering, May 1930; Whellan's Directory of County Durham, 1864; http://www.dmm.org.uk
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1007
DAY1
19
DAY2
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
424190
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556320
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kibblesworth
Description
Kibblesworth Colliery. A Colliery was opened in Kibblesworth in 1717 by Cotesworth, James Clavering, Henry Liddell and John Hedworth. The colliery shown on Ordnance Survey first edition however opened in 1842 and closed on 4 October 1974. There were two pits - Glamis and Robert Pits. The owners were John Bowes & Co (Messrs Bowes, Hutt, Wood and Charles M. Palmer), later the Marley Hill Coal Company, then John Bowes & Partners Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board. In 1894 Whellan reported that the daily output of coal was 530 tons, and 280 men and boys worked here. The coals were shipped at Jarrow (via the Bowes Railway). The colliery owners erected a Primitive methodist chapel in 1869 - a "neat" stone building to seat 260 people, cost £400. In 1868 a Wesleyan chapel had been built, this cost only £165 as it was a plain stone structure. A colliery school was built in 1875 for 193 children. Nether Hall, the former home of the Greenwell family was let as tenements for miners, and part of it became a post office.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Kibblesworth Colliery. A Colliery was opened in Kibblesworth in 1717 by Cotesworth, James Clavering, Henry Liddell and John Hedworth. The colliery shown on Ordnance Survey first edition however opened in 1842 and closed on 4 October 1974. There were two pits - Glamis and Robert Pits. The owners were John Bowes & Co (Messrs Bowes, Hutt, Wood and Charles M. Palmer), later the Marley Hill Coal Company, then John Bowes & Partners Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board. In 1894 Whellan reported that the daily output of coal was 530 tons, and 280 men and boys worked here. The coals were shipped at Jarrow (via the Bowes Railway). The colliery owners erected a Primitive methodist chapel in 1869 - a "neat" stone building to seat 260 people, cost £400. In 1868 a Wesleyan chapel had been built, this cost only £165 as it was a plain stone structure. A colliery school was built in 1875 for 193 children. Nether Hall, the former home of the Greenwell family was let as tenements for miners, and part of it became a post office.
Site Name
Kibblesworth Colliery
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3770
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3770 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
Bennett, G, Clavering, E & Rounding, A, 1989, A Fighting Trade, Vol 1, p 68-9; N. Emery, 1998, Banners of the Durham Coalfield; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
19
DAY2
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
425610
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557220
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Kibblesworth
Description
Moor Mill is certainly an 18th century, and possibly medieval (see HER ref. 666) water mill site. A documented reference to the existence of a mill and farm appears in the Newcastle Courant, 26th October 1754, giving the terms of the lease of Moormill and farm, describing the mill as being fitted with three pairs of french stones and one pair of blue stones. With four pairs of stones the mill must have been large for its day. The site was mentioned by the 18th century Swedish industrial voyeur, Angerstein in 1754. Map evidence suggests that the mill went out of use in the latter half of 19th century. No trace of the mill survives, although the area of the mill pond can be seen and the head race can be followed for over half a mile, partly in field boundaries. The surviving farm buildings are similar to a number of other farm developments in the area and may have been part of the Ravensworth estate. The earliest structure appears to be a 2 storey barn, probably late 18th century or early 19th century in origin, now converted to domestic use. Added to this arrangement has been a range of single storey buildings in the typical Northumbrian style of the mid-19th century, to create a south facing fold yard, divided by a stone wall to form two separate enclosures. There have been a number of alterations to the openings into these ranges, and the windows do not show the fine detailing found on similar buildings elsewhere. The site is clearly one which has seen continued milling and farming use for a number of centuries.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Moor Mill, Corn {1}. Moor Mill is certainly an 18th century, and possibly medieval (see SMR 666) water mill site. A documented reference to the existence of a mill and farm appears in the Newcastle Courant, 26th October 1754, giving the terms of lease of Moormill and farm, describing the mill as being fitted with three pairs of french stones and one pair of blue stones. With four pairs of stones the mill must have been large for its day. However, no trace of the mill survives, although the area of the mill pond can be seen and the head race can be followed for over half a mile. The surviving farm buildings are similar to a number of other farm developments in the area and may have been part of the Ravensworth estate. The earliest structure appears to be a 2 storey barn, with, on the west elevation, two shallow arched openings with a range of windows above with vertical single stone side supports to the window openings, and evidence of, now lost, stone mullions. This barn is probably late 18th century or early19th century in origin. Added to this arrangement has been a range of single storey buildings in the typical Northumbrian style of the mid C19, to create a south facing fold yard, divided by a stone wall to form two separate enclosures. There have been a number of alterations to the openings into these ranges, and the windows do not show the fine detailing on quoins, cills and lintels which are found on many farm buildings of this type and period. Overall, however, the ranges survive in their plan form, with few additions and with slate roofs. Previous residential conversions to the barns and outbuildings have resulted in a number of alterations to the original appearance. Some alteration to the roofline has also taken place on one of the flanking ranges and an attempt has been made to cover part of a slate roof with felt. The 2 storey barn and two single storey outbuildings have already been converted to domestic use. The site is clearly one which has seen continued milling and farming use for a number of centuries. Map evidence suggests that the mill went out of use in the latter half of C19. The farm, however, continued in use. The removal of the mill building may have been linked to the building of the existing farmhouse. The site, therefore has a long history. The existing buildings represent part of that history as the site developed from the period around the turn of the C19. In style and appearance they are not unlike other examples of farm buildings in the vicinity {2}. The site was mentioned by the 18th century Swedish industrial voyeur, Angerstein in 1754. The mill no longer survives but elements of the race can be followed along field boundaries and road sides near the extant farm {3}.
Site Name
Moor Mill and Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
3769
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 3769 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
I. Ayris, Moormill Farm, Gateshead Site visit notes
I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 57
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
425100
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557880
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lamesley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Lamesley Bridge.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Lamesley Bridge. A decent old bridge which has been widened on its northern side in a 'brutal fashion' {2}.
Site Name
Lamesley Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
HER Number
3768
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3768 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6; Gateshead Council, April 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Proposed Lamesley Conservation Area, pp 82-85 (Supplementary Planning Guidance), pp 88-90; Gateshead Council, July 2003, Lamesley Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategy and Character Statement (Appendix to Supplementary Planning Guidance 1), pp 29-34
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
425880
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557870
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lamesley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Betty Pit (Coal).
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Betty Pit (Coal).
Site Name
Betty Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3767
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3767 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
425890
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558220
NORTHING2
0
parish
Lamesley
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lamesley
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Nanny Pit (Coal).
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Nanny Pit (Coal).
Site Name
Nanny Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3766
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3766 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6