A Furnace and Smithy in close proximity to each other.

Furnace; the type is unclear. On the 1st edition OS mapping it appears to be shown as a circular structure. It may have been associated with nearby furnace SMR 2654.

Smithy, possibly associated with the nearby furnace, SMR 2655.

Copperas Works, on the 1st edition OS mapping there was a reservoir, probably just to the south west of the works, which was probably associated with it. Its precise location, however, was unclear. The Copperas Works were established in circa 1750.

Boat Yard.

The Leopard Shipbuilding Yard, South Hylton. A shipbuilding yard is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey towards the northern edge of the settlement of South Hylton. The Leopard public house projects into the yard from the north. Other than two very small structures on the northern boundary of the yard and a crane, no facilities are shown. By the time of the Second Edition Survey the yard had closed, with the area largely remaining as an open site. On the First Edition an irregularly shaped yard, running into an inturn in the valley edge, is shown in the northern part of the settlement of South Hylton. The Leopard PH projects into the yard from the north. Few internal features are shown within the yard other than two small structures on the northern flank and a crane. On the Second Edition the yard has closed. The site remains open apart from the development of the range of minor buildings noted in the description of the First Edition Survey and the formation of a boundary around these buildings {3}.

High Ford Dock. A large stone quay can still be visible at NZ 350 567 - part of this dock? {2}. A shipbuilding/repair yard at South Hylton was in use from at least the middle of the nineteenth century and up to the end of the century. Unlike most of the Hylton yards, it was developed over the second half of the nineteenth century when a patent slipway was installed. Map Evidence:
on the First Edition a rectilinear tidal dock and associated yard is shown on the southern side of the River Wear towards the centre of the settlement of South Hylton. The area is not described as a shipbuilding yard, although it contains the facilities often associated with the industry; saw pits (two), a smithy and a crane. It may have acted solely as a repair yard. On the Second Edition the yard has now expanded and includes definitive evidence for its use as a shipyard; a patent slipway running obliquely across the site to launch downriver. These slipways were generally associated with repair work rather than construction. A number of new buildings lie on the southern edge of the slip and the tidal dock has gone. The southern extent of the site is unclear and may now include the building which was formerly the Golden Lion public house {3}.

Beamish Staiths. Possibly originally a terminus of the Beamish Wagonway, (SMR 2562), these staiths seem to be connected to the Fatfield Wagonway, (SMR 3018), on the 1st edition OS mapping, but this is not clear.

Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1857. The precise limits unclear on the 6" mapping.

Brickfield. 1861