Sandstone Quarry. An ‘Old Shaft’ (HER ref. 2371) lay within this feature.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sandstone Quarry. An Old Shaft (SMR 2371) lay within this feature.
Site Name
Sandstone Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Sandstone Quarry
HER Number
2372
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2372 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2372
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436110
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565450
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
A mine shaft, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1855. This lay within the Sandstone Quarry (HER ref. 2372).
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shaft, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1855. This lay within the Sandstone Quarry (SMR 2372).
Site Name
Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
2371
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2371 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565610
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows the location of Jarrow Chemical Company School.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Jarrow Chemical Company School.
Site Name
Jarrow Chemical Company's School
Site Type: Specific
School
HER Number
2370
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2370 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435600
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566070
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows a Ballast Hill at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Ballast Hill
SITEDESC
Ballast Hill. Many ships coming to the Tyne to load coal entered the river 'light' or 'in ballast'. This means that no cargo was being carried. In the absence of cargo, the ballast gives the vessel stability. Ships returning from London coal voyages often carried shingle or chalk as ballast. Sand and other materials were also used. Over the centuries, great hills of ballast grew along both banks of the Tyne. There were substantial ballast hills near Bill Point Walker, Willington Quay, Hebburn, Jarrow and North and South Shields. Ships were charged fees to unload their ballast. By the early 1820s this was about 20p per ton. To avoid the fee some masters resorted to the dangerous act of discharging ballast before entering harbour. One estimate suggests that some 20% of all imported ballast ended up in the river, risking the Tyne silting up.
Site Name
Ballast Hill
Site Type: Specific
Ballast Hill
HER Number
2369
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2369 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4; Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 2005, Tall Ships on the Tyne, p 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435860
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566230
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows the location of Bulmer's Patent and Common Ropery, South Shields.
Site Type: Broad
Rope Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
Bulmer's Patent and Common Ropery, South Shields.
Site Name
Bulmer's Patent and Common Ropery
Site Type: Specific
Ropery
HER Number
2368
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2368 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4; Entec UK Ltd, 2009, Trinity South Regeneration - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436330
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566270
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows a Sandstone Quarry at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sandstone Quarry.
Site Name
Sandstone Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Sandstone Quarry
HER Number
2367
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2367 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2564
DAY1
13
DAY2
04
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435730
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 560
Northing
566340
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
The original northern terminus of the Brandling Junction Railway, this station and a short stretch of line (HER ref. 2564) was abandoned in 1842 when the line was extended to the north (HER ref. 2288).
SITEASS
Pevsner - 1879, probably by William Bell. Façade only faintly Gothic except for the rose window in the dormer lighting the entrance hall. Ceramic-tile wall map of the North Eastern Railway by Craven & Dunhill c.1905 (HER 8083). Contemporary train shed demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
The original northern terminus of the Brandling Junction Railway, this station and a short stretch of line (SMR 2564) was abandoned in 1842 when the line was extended to the north, (SMR 2288).
Site Name
Mile End Road, Railway Station
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
HER Number
2366
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
<< HER 2366 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.6-7
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2006
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435970
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566360
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows a Ballast Hill at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Ballast Hill
SITEDESC
Ballast Hill. Many ships coming to the Tyne to load coal entered the river 'light' or 'in ballast'. This means that no cargo was being carried. In the absence of cargo, the ballast gives the vessel stability. Ships returning from London coal voyages often carried shingle or chalk as ballast. Sand and other materials were also used. Over the centuries, great hills of ballast grew along both banks of the Tyne. There were substantial ballast hills near Bill Point Walker, Willington Quay, Hebburn, Jarrow and North and South Shields. Ships were charged fees to unload their ballast. By the early 1820s this was about 20p per ton. To avoid the fee some masters resorted to the dangerous act of discharging ballast before entering harbour. One estimate suggests that some 20% of all imported ballast ended up in the river, risking the Tyne silting up.
Site Name
Ballast Hill
Site Type: Specific
Ballast Hill
HER Number
2365
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2365 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4; Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 2005, Tall Ships on the Tyne, p 6
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436020
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566420
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Rope Walk in South Shields.
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, South Shields.
Site Name
South Shields, Rope Walk
Site Type: Specific
Ropewalk
HER Number
2364
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2364 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
26
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435870
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566610
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows a Ballast Hill at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Ballast Hill
SITEDESC
Ballast Hill. Many ships coming to the Tyne to load coal entered the river 'light' or 'in ballast'. This means that no cargo was being carried. In the absence of cargo, the ballast gives the vessel stability. Ships returning from London coal voyages often carried shingle or chalk as ballast. Sand and other materials were also used. Over the centuries, great hills of ballast grew along both banks of the Tyne. There were substantial ballast hills near Bill Point Walker, Willington Quay, Hebburn, Jarrow and North and South Shields. Ships were charged fees to unload their ballast. By the early 1820s this was about 20p per ton. To avoid the fee some masters resorted to the dangerous act of discharging ballast before entering harbour. One estimate suggests that some 20% of all imported ballast ended up in the river, risking the Tyne silting up.
Site Name
Ballast Hill
Site Type: Specific
Ballast Hill
HER Number
2363
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2363 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4; Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 2005, Tall Ships on the Tyne, p 6