This Sandstone Quarry is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Sandstone Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1857.
Site Name
North Hylton, Sandstone Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Sandstone Quarry
HER Number
2642
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2642 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
18
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
435180
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
07
MONTH2
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557240
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
Shipyards with cranes and saw pits are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. There were probably three yards in a line along the northern bank of the River Wear on the northern edge of North Hylton. The yards show few internal features other than the saw pits and cranes. By 1896 the yards had closed. Today the site is a broad expanse of open ground consisting largely of intertidal grass and mud flats. The area is interspersed with patterns of eroded and rotted upright timbers, so there may be some potential for the survival of deposits associated with the timber shipbuilding yards.
SITEASS
The site, a broad expanse of open ground to the south of a steep wooded valley side, consists largely of intertidal grass and mud flats. The area is interspersed with patterns of eroded and rotted upright timbers. There would seem to be some potential for the survival of deposits associated with the timber shipbuilding yards {3}.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Shipyards shown on the 1st edition OS mapping with cranes and saw pits within these yards {1}. Probably three yards in a line along the northern bank of the River Wear on the northern edge of the settlement of North Hylton. The yards show few internal features other than the saw pits and cranes. No smithies are marked. By 1896 the yards have closed {3}.
Site Name
North Hylton, Shipyard
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
2641
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2641 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896 map
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
434920
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556880
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
The site is of this Boat Yard is very indistinct on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Boat Yard. The site is very indistinct on the 1st edition OS mapping - as such the limits could not be defined.
Site Name
North Hylton, Boat Yard
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
2640
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2640 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
434690
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556740
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
A Sandstone Quarry with a crane.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
A Sandstone Quarry, with Crane.
Site Name
North Hylton, Sandstone Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Sandstone Quarry
HER Number
2639
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2639 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
18
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
434720
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
MONTH2
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556510
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
Five timber shipbuilding yards are shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map on the west bank of the River Wear at Nab End opposite South Hylton. When the yards were founded is uncertain, but they were typical of timber shipyards on the Wear, containing few facilities other than saw pits and cranes along with a few scattered structures, probably smithies and stores. A waggonway also ran along the edge of the steep heugh at the rear of the yards and may well have supplied some raw materials. The Nab End yards had ceased to function by the time of the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map (1898) and the riverside is shown as empty save for a few scattered structures and rows of buildings at the northern edge of the site. The site remains largely undeveloped.
SITEASS
Today, the site of the yards lies immediately to the west of and is overlooked by the modern road bridge taking the A19 trunk road across the River Wear. The site appears largely undeveloped, although no detailed study of the area has been conducted to isolate any surviving features associated with the historic shipyards {3}.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Shipbuilding Yards, with a wagonway, four cranes and three saw pits {1}. Five timber shipbuilding yards are shown on the First Edition Survey on the west bank of the River Wear at Nab End opposite South Hylton. When the yards were founded is uncertain. As can be seen on the survey, the yards were typical of timber shipyards on the Wear, containing few facilities other than saw pits and cranes along with a few scattered structures, probably smithies and stores. A waggonway also ran along the edge of the steep heugh at the rear of the yards and may well have supplied some raw materials required by the yards. The Nab End yards had ceased to function by the time that the Second Edition Survey had been produced in 1898. By then the shipyards have gone. The area at the bottom of the heugh along the riverside is empty other than for a few scattered structures and rows of buildings at the northern edge of the site {3}.
Site Name
Nab End Shipbuilding Yards
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
2638
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2638 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
434710
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556270
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
This brickworks on The Heugh, North Hylton is possibly associated with the adjacent shipyard (HER ref. 2638) since a wagonway from the shipyard appears to have run up to the brickfield.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brickworks, on The Heugh, North Hylton. This is possibly associated with the adjacent shipyard, (SMR 2638) as it's wagonway seemed to run up to the brickfield.
Site Name
North Hylton, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2637
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2637 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
434290
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556220
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hylton
Description
This quarry with associated refuse heap is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Quarry, marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, with a refuse heap.
Site Name
Hylton, Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
2636
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2636 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
434220
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556470
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Hylton
Description
A ‘Refuse Heap’ is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Refuse Heap, shown on the 1st edition OS mapping.
Site Name
South Hylton, Refuse Heap
Site Type: Specific
Spoil Heap
HER Number
2635
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2635 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
435100
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558220
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence show a brick works at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brickfield. 1868
Site Name
North Hylton, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2634
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2634 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
18
District
Sunderland
Easting
435540
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
07
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559090
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Hylton
Description
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan appears to show four pits at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
The OS 1st edition mapping appears to show four pits at this location although the text just says Sand Pit.
Site Name
North Hylton, Sand Pit
Site Type: Specific
Sand Pit
HER Number
2633
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2633 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7