This Coal Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, probably out of use by 1858.
Site Name
North Biddick, Coal Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3049
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3049 >> 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
431740
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554440
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
This Brick and Tile Works is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brick and Tile Works, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, probably out of use by 1858. Disused in 1869
Site Name
Botany Bay Brick and Tile Works
Site Type: Specific
Brickworks
HER Number
3048
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3048 >> 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
431770
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554370
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
This Clay Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, suggesting that it was out of use by 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Clay pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, out of use by 1858.
Site Name
North Biddick, Clay Pit
Site Type: Specific
Clay Pit
HER Number
3047
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3047 >> 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
431710
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554250
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
An Engine and Pump of unknown function are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
An Engine and Pump; their function unclear on 1st edition OS mapping.
Site Name
North Biddick, Engine
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
3046
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3046 >> 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
431660
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554160
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Firebrick Works, with an associated clay shaft at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Firebrick Works, with an associated clay shaft. 1869
(Possibly same as North Biddick Brickworks, manufacturer in 1908 was Coates, Urwin and Company).
(Source: Davison, P J, 1986. Brickworks of the North East, 158, 159 site 12)
Site Name
North Biddick, firebrick works
Site Type: Specific
Fire Clay Works
HER Number
3045
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3045 >> 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
431610
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554180
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
Drifts and Levels are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. The number and location of these is unclear, but it is thought they were probably coal workings.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Drifts and Levels are shown on the 1st edition OS mapping. The number and location of these is unclear. It is thought they were probably coal workings.
Site Name
North Biddick, Drifts and Levels
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
HER Number
3044
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3044 >> 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
431490
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554210
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
This Coal Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1858. Its precise location is unclear from the historic map evidence.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Coal Pit, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1858. The location unclear, but site was probably lay within a 100m radius of the grid reference.
Site Name
North Biddick, Coal Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3043
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3043 >> 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
431210
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554100
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Biddick
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Rope Walk at this location.
SITEASS
Ropes were made by hand in ropewalks in standard lengths of 120 fathoms (720 feet). The ropewalk had to be straight and around 1320 feet long. The simple equipment consisted of two frames, one at each end of the ropewalk. The stationary frame (jack) had hooks on it which were revolved by a handle. Yarn was attached to each hook and to the other frame (traveller) which was mounted on a trolley. The rope maker held a circular hardwood block (top) between the strands near the traveller. The top had three grooves with a strand slotted into each. He walked slowly towards the jack pushing the top along and the rope formed itself behind the top. Before the invention of synthetic fibres, ropes were made from cotton, flax, hemp, jute, coir, manila and sisal. Hemp ropes were used in colleries until about 1840 when Andrew Smith patented the iron stranded wire rope. Rope making began to be mechanised in the late C18 (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Rope Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
Rope Walk.
Site Name
North Biddick, Rope Walk
Site Type: Specific
Ropewalk
HER Number
3042
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3042 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
26
DAY2
30
District
Sunderland
Easting
431130
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553870
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Penshaw
Description
Lampblack Works, by the Wear at the northern end of Lambton Staithes just upstream of Painshaw Staiths. It was served by sidings linked to the Londonderry Railway. The works may have had a relatively short life, which was certainly restricted to the 19th century. They are not shown on the late 19th century 2nd edition ordnance survey plan.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
SITEDESC
Lampblack Works, by the Wear at the northern end of Lambton Staithes just upstream of Painshaw Staiths. It was served by sidings linked to the Londonderry Railway. The works may have had a relatively short life, which was certainly restricted to the 19th century. They are not shown on the late 19th century 2nd edition ordnance survey plan.
Site Name
Penshaw, Lampblack Works
Site Type: Specific
Works
HER Number
3041
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3041 >> 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
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
3039
DAY1
26
DAY2
29
District
Outside
Easting
430780
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553540
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Harraton
Description
Stable End Pit (Coal). Chartershaugh Colliery opened before 1756.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Stable End Pit (Coal). Chartershaugh Colliery opened before 1756.
Site Name
Chartershaugh Colliery, Stable End Pit
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
3040
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 3040 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk