Salter Lane; a possible salt road. The course of this road is not clear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. It may be part of the same route as Salter's Lane (HER ref. 2967).
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Salter Lane; a possible salt road. The course of this road is not clear on the 1st edition OS mapping. It may be part of the same route as Salter's Lane, (SMR 2967).
Site Name
Salter Lane
Site Type: Specific
Trackway
HER Number
2913
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2913 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
436490
EASTING2
3604
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MAP2
NZ35SE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
555140
NORTHING2
5479
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Grindon
Description
Named the Philadelphia Old Wagonway on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, this site was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Named the Philadelphia Old Wagonway on the 1st edition OS mapping, this site was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Philadelphia Old Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
2912
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2912 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
436570
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554700
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Grindon
Description
Limestone Quarry, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Limestone Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Grindon, Limestone Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Limestone Quarry
HER Number
2911
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2911 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
437070
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
554920
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Grindon
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Sand Pit at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sand Pit.
Site Name
Grindon, Sand Pit
Site Type: Specific
Sand Pit
HER Number
2910
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2910 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
01
DAY2
30
District
Sunderland
Easting
437450
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
08
MONTH2
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555420
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunderland
Description
The Cockpit is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition next to Canal House. Cock-fighting was a popular pastime throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It was often referred to as the "Royal Sport". The pursuit had a number of notable folloers including the Duke of Cleveland and Earl of Northumberland. Contests were advertised as "Gentlemen's Subscription Mains" but the "sport" was actually popular with all classes. Established rural cock-pits were often no more than an uncovered earthwork, they were generally located in or near to villages. This feature is about 400m away from Grindon village. The pis consisted of a central fighting platform, 2.5m or more in diameter, surrounded by a shallow ditch and external bank. During the contest low boards were put on the platform to contain the birds. Three classes of birds were normally used - stags which were under one year old, cocks which were older, and blinkards or one-eyed veterans. Birds who refused to fight were known as "fugies" or "hamies". Cock-fighting became a well publicised and financially well-backed "sport". As well as the local venues, cock-fighting also took place at local race meetings, usually in the morning, followed by the horse racing in the afternoon. Events were advertised in the local press, such as the Newcastle Courant. Prizes were normally in the region of 10-20 Guineas, however there were occasions when they could be as much as 500 Guineas. Sometimes the prizes for cock-fighting were of greater value than the awards for the local horse races. By the early nineteenth century opposition against the barbarity of cock-fighting was increasing, due to improved education and a religious revival which exerted moral pressures on society. Many of the local gentry turned to other pastimes, such as fox hunting, which at the time was more politically and socially acceptable. The Cruelty to Animals Act of 1849 made cock-fighting illegal.
SITEASS
Cock-fighting was a popular pastime throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It was often referred to as the "Royal Sport". The pursuit had a number of notable folloers including the Duke of Cleveland and Earl of Northumberland. Contests were advertised as "Gentlemen's Subscription Mains" but the "sport" was actually popular with all classes. Established rural cock-pits were often no more than an uncovered earthwork, they were generally located in or near to villages. This feature is about 400m away from Grindon village. The pits consisted of a central fighting platform, 2.5m or more in diameter, surrounded by a shallow ditch and external bank. During the contest low boards were put on the platform to contain the birds. Three classes of birds were normally used - stags which were under one year old, cocks which were older, and blinkards or one-eyed veterans. Birds who refused to fight were known as "fugies" or "hamies". Cock-fighting became a well publicised and financially well-backed "sport". As well as the local venues, cock-fighting also took place at local race meetings, usually in the morning, followed by the horse racing in the afternoon. Events were advertised in the local press, such as the Newcastle Courant. Prizes were normally in the region of 10-20 Guineas, however there were occasions when they could be as much as 500 Guineas. Sometimes the prizes for cock-fighting were of greater value than the awards for the local horse races. By the early nineteenth century opposition against the barbarity of cock-fighting was increasing, due to improved education and a religious revival which exerted moral pressures on society. Many of the local gentry turned to other pastimes, such as fox hunting, which at the time was more politically and socially acceptable. The Cruelty to Animals Act of 1849 made cock-fighting illegal.
Site Type: Broad
Baiting Place
SITEDESC
The Cockpit is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition next to Canal House. The pit appears to be c.12m across, roughly circular and surrounded by a bank, perhaps slightly terraced into the slope. Its location on a shallow hillside is also indicative of its function as a cockput as like with other known examples it would permit a large crowd to view the fight. George Jobey, in an article in AA 1992, refers to a cockfight on the site 'to the west of Barnes Park' in reference to an advert in the Tyne Mercury 5th May 1813.
Site Name
The Cockpit
Site Type: Specific
Cockpit
HER Number
2909
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2909 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham 14; George Jobey, 1992, Cock-fighting in Northumberland and Durham during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 5, Vol XX, pp 1-21; P. Egan, 1832, Newcastle may challenge the world for cocking in Book of Sports; Pearson, Lynn, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 128-129; Archaeo-Environment Ltd., 2008, Proposed relocated council depot at Ettrick Grove to the west of Barnes Park - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
437590
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556080
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunderland
Description
This quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Sunderland, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
2908
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2908 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2833
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
437140
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555940
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunderland
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of the Arch Engine on the Lambton Wagonway (HER ref. 2833).
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
Arch Engine on the Lambton Wagonway, (SMR 2833).
Site Name
Sunderland, Arch Engine
Site Type: Specific
Arch Engine
HER Number
2907
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2907 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2833
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
436330
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555230
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Grindon
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of the Grindon Engine and Reservoir on the Lambton Wagonway (HER ref. 2833).
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
SITEDESC
Grindon Engine and Reservoir on the Lambton Wagonway, (SMR 2833).
Site Name
Grindon, Grindon Engine
Site Type: Specific
Engine
HER Number
2906
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2906 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
01
District
Sunderland
Easting
436140
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555990
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Grindon
Description
A Sandstone Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
A Sandstone Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so probably out of use by 1856.
Site Name
Grindon, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Sandstone Quarry
HER Number
2905
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2905 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
25
District
Sunderland
Easting
439580
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556800
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Ropery and Rope Walk at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Rope Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
Ropery and Rope Walk.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Ropery
Site Type: Specific
Ropery
HER Number
2904
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2904 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8