Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Brickfield on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brickfield. 1861
Site Name
Deptford, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2798
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2798 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
438350
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557740
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Shipbuilding yards on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Shipbuilding yards.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Ship Yards
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
2797
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2797 >> 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
438200
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557770
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Wear Bottle Works on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Glassmaking Site
SITEDESC
Wear Bottle Works.
During excavation and monitoring work conducted in 2016 by Pre-construct archaeology ash, clinker and misfired bottles were identified within post-medieval deposits. This potentially derives from the Wear Bottle Works which occupied the area from 1820 to 1862.
Site Name
Wear Bottle Works
Site Type: Specific
Bottle Works
HER Number
2796
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2796 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Pre-Construct Archaeology 2017, Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3, Archaeological Investigations evaluation report
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
438270
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557540
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Brickfield on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brickfield. 1861
Site Name
Diamond Hall Brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2795
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2795 >> 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
438140
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557410
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Brick Field and Clay Pit on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brick Field and Clay Pit.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2794
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2794 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
438080
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557600
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
Deptford Chemical Works was established circa 1760.
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
SITEDESC
Deptford Chemical Works. Established in circa 1760.
Site Name
Deptford Chemical Works
Site Type: Specific
Chemical Works
HER Number
2793
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2793 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 47
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
437980
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557490
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
These works were constructed after 1852, after the construction of the North Eastern Railway, Penshaw Branch. The works were opened in 1857 by Snowdon and Watson and then taken over in 1858 by John Candlish. They closed in 1877.
Site Type: Broad
Glassmaking Site
SITEDESC
These works were constructed after 1852, after the construction of the North Eastern Railway Penshaw Branch. The works were opened in 1857 by Snowdon and Watson and then taken over in 1858 by John Candlish. It closed in 1877.
Site Name
Diamond Bottle Works
Site Type: Specific
Bottle Works
HER Number
2792
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2792 >> 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.23,32
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
437950
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557590
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Brick and Tile Yards on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brick and Tile Yards.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, brick and tile yards
Site Type: Specific
Brickworks
HER Number
2791
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2791 >> 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
437990
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557740
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Saw Mil on this site.
SITEASS
Saw mills replaced saw pits, and were water powered at first. Mechanised sawing was by frame saws which imitated the action of the old sawpit using straight rip saws. Later circular saws came into use (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Saw Mill.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Saw Mill
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
HER Number
2790
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2790 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
438080
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557750
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Shipbuilding Yard on this site.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Shipbuilding Yard.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Shipbuilding Yard
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
2789
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2789 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8