Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Rainton Engine with a reservoir on the Rainton and Seaham Railway (HER ref. 2976).
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
Rainton Engine with a reservoir on the Rainton and Seaham Railway, (SMR 2976).
Site Name
Rainton Engine and Reservoir
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
3189
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3189 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
435280
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549280
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Copt Hill Quarry in association with an ‘Old’ lime kiln.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Copt Hill Quarry with an Old lime kiln.
Site Name
Copt Hill Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Limestone Quarry
HER Number
3188
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3188 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2848
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
435580
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549630
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Byre Engine and its reservoir on the Hetton Railway (HER ref. 2848). This engine was later known as Copt Hill Engine. It survived in part at least until the 1970s.
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
The Byre Engine and its reservoir on the Hetton Railway, (SMR 2848). This engine was later known as Copt Hill Engine. It survived in part at least until the 1970s.
Site Name
Byer Engine and Reservoir
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
3187
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3187 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
435520
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549750
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Reservoir at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
Reservoir.
Site Name
Houghton-le-Spring, Reservoir
Site Type: Specific
Reservoir
HER Number
3186
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3186 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
433840
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549640
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Bone Mill at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Animal Product Site
SITEDESC
Bone Mill.
Site Name
Houghton-le-Spring, Bone Mill
Site Type: Specific
Bone Mill
HER Number
3185
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3185 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3208
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
433860
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
548740
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Rainton Bridge which carried the Sunderland to Durham road (HER ref. 3208) over the Rainton Burn.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Rainton Bridge. This carried the Sunderland to Durham road, (HER 3208), over the Rainton Burn.
Site Name
Rainton Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
HER Number
3184
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3184 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
432920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549160
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
The Annabella Pit is a presumed coal pit located between Colliery Row and Rainton Bridge, shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area. When the pit was sunk is not known, but it is presumed to be late 18th century or early 19th century in date. The pit is not located on a 1777 map of the area but the field in which the pit is later mapped is described as "Pit Field" in the 1839 East Rainton tithe apportionment. According to the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, by 1896 the pit appears to have been disused. The western part of the spoil heap survived into modern times as two separate grassed-over mounds, but may have been removed by recent landscaping.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
The Annabella Pit {1}. Presumed coal pit located between Colliery Row and Rainton Bridge. When the pit was sunk is not known, but it is presumed to be late 18th century or early19th century in date. The pit is not located on a 1777 map of the area but the field in which the pit is later mapped is described as "Pit Field" in the 1839 East Rainton tithe apportionment. It is shown on the 1856 OS map. By 1896 the pit is disused. The spoil heap to the north of the pit shaft appears to have been cut through possibly by a sewer pipe. Although part of the recorded spoil heap has been removed, the western extent still survives and currently consists of two separate grassed-over mounds. Landscaping in the area may have taken place during the construction of the adjacent industrial estate and roundabout {2}.
Site Name
Annabella Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3183
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3183 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20.
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2001, Sunderland Central Route, Multi Modal Study
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
432600
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549240
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Chilton Moor Brick Field at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Chilton Moor Brick Field. 1861.
(Source: Davison, P J, 1986. Brickworks of the North East, 187, site 12.)
Site Name
Chilton Moor Brick Field
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
3182
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3182 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
02
DAY2
15
District
Sunderland
Easting
432260
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549160
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Smithy on this site.
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
L shaped, smithy shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan, 1857. Gone by 1915.
Site Name
Chilton Moor, Smithy
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
3181
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3181 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20; Solstice Heritage, 2014, Black Boy Road and Redburn Row, Houghton-le-Spring - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
3165,2625
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
432330
EASTING2
3213
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
549760
NORTHING2
4878
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
East Rainton
Description
This branch of the Londonderry Railway, from the Britannia Iron Works (HER ref. 3165) to the North eastern Railway, (HER ref. 2625) may originally have continued southwards (HER ref. 3621), and to the north (HER ref. 3130).
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
A branch of the Londonderry Railway, from the Britannia Iron Works, (SMR 3165), to the North eastern Railway, (SMR 2625). It may originally have continued south, (SMR 3621), and to the north, (SMR 3130).
Site Name
Londonderry Railway
Site Type: Specific
Railway
HER Number
3180
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3180 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20