The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows a clay mill and three clay pits within this Brick Field site.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brick Field. The 1st edition OS mapping shows a clay mill and three clay pits, a timber yard and an engine house within the site. 1861 Fenny's Yard
Site Name
Waterworks Road, brickfield (Fenny's Yard)
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2828
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2828 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556880
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
A Quarry, with a Lime Kiln, is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, with a Lime Kiln (HER 6036), shown on the 1st edition OS mapping.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Limestone Quarry
HER Number
2827
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2827 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438810
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556890
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Saw Pit, possibly associated with the nearby Bishop Wearmouth Iron Works (HER ref. 2825).
SITEASS
The place where tree trunks were sawn into planks by hand. A saw pit comprised a rectangular pit about 6-8 feet deep, over which the trunk could be laid horizontally. Sawing was by a long sawblade with a cross handle at each end, with the pitman standing in the pit below the log and the sawyer standing above. The saw was moved up and down, the top man guiding it and the pitman cutting by pulling on the downstroke. Sawpits were replaced by saw mills (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Saw Pit, possibly associated with the nearby Bishop Wearmouth Iron Works, (SMR 2825).
Site Name
Millfield Saw Pit
Site Type: Specific
Saw Pit
HER Number
2826
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2826 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438880
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556980
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Bishopwearmouth Iron Works on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
Bishopwearmouth Iron Works. Owned by Derwent Iron Company. Had 31 puddling furnaces.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth Iron Works
Site Type: Specific
Iron Works
HER Number
2825
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2825 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; The Industrial Resources of the District of the Three Northern Rivers, The Tyne, Wear and Tees including the reports on the local manufacturers read before The British Association in 1863 (edited by Sir W.G. Armstrong, I. Lowthian Bell, John Taylor and Dr Richardson, 1864).
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438734
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556980
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
This Windmill is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1855.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Windmill, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1855.
Site Name
Millfield, Windmill
Site Type: Specific
Windmill
HER Number
2824
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2824 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438630
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556960
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Millfield Quarry is visible on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area, but the precise boundary of the site is unclear.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Millfield Quarry. The precise boundary of this site is unclear on the 1st edition OS mapping.
Site Name
Millfield Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
2823
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2823 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438620
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557030
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Millfield Ropery at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Rope Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
Millfield Ropery.
Site Name
Millfield Ropery
Site Type: Specific
Ropery
HER Number
2822
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2822 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
438640
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557100
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Brickfield at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brickfield. 1861
Site Name
Ravensworth Street, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2821
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2821 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
438450
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557150
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Millfield Engine Works was possibly a Railway Works associated with the North Eastern Railway, Penshaw Branch (HER ref. 2659). The works were built after 1852 when the railway was opened.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Engineering Site
SITEDESC
Millfield Engine Works. Possibly a Railway Works associated with the North Eastern Railway Penshaw Branch, (SMR 2659). The works were built after 1852 when the railway was opened.
Site Name
Millfield Engine Works
Site Type: Specific
Railway Works
HER Number
2820
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2820 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
N.T. Sinclair in Milburn & Miller, (eds) 1988, Sunderland, River, Town & People, Industry to 1914, p.23
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
DAY2
15
District
Sunderland
Easting
438910
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557310
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Sunderland Flint Glass Works were established to the east of Trimdon Street by Nicholas French in 1855, manufacturing pressed glass. They closed in 1873 when the works were transferred to Alfred Street in Millfield, the site being incorporated partly into the Trimdon Iron Works (HER ref. 5013) and partly reused for housing.
Site Type: Broad
Glassmaking Site
SITEDESC
Sunderland Flint Glass Works were established by the 1850s to the east of Trimdon Street. They closed in the second half of the C19, during a period of great decline in the North Eastern glass industry, and were incorporated partly into the Trimdon Iron Works (SMR 5013) and partly reused for housing. The Trimdon Street Glass Works had been established by Nicholas French in 1855 manufacturing pressed glass and closed in 1873 when the works were transferred to Alfred Street in Millfield {2}.
The Sunderland Flint Glassworks were partially excavated in 2020 by Pre-construct archaeology as part of the Sunderland Strategic Corridor scheme. The central and southern parts of the glassworks were explored during the excavation. The ‘Glass House’, two glass furnaces, flue systems and a series of rooms were exposed within the excavation area.
Site Name
Sunderland Flint Glass Works
Site Type: Specific
Glass Works
HER Number
2819
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2819 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch…; Pre-construct archaeology, 2020 Archaeological Investigations at Area 6, the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3 (SSTC3) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Post-excavation assessment report