This area may have previously been used as an iron-working site. Features in this area include a possible mill pond and leat, culvert and remains of a building. The remains of the building comprise a sandstone rubble wall c.0.5m wide.
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
This area may have previously been used as an iron-working site. Features in this area include a possible mill pond and leat, culvert and remains of a building. The remains of the building comprise a sandstone rubble wall c.0.5m wide.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, possible iron-working site
Site Type: Specific
Iron Working Site
HER Number
16506
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
417090
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558520
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Gibside
Description
Ridge and furrow faintly visible at ground level in the long grass as lines of darker longer vegetation. The crests of the rigs, which run roughly east-west down a west-facing slope, are approximately 4m apart. There is no evidence for the elongated S plan form suggestive of medieval rig and furrow, though the downslope ends of the rigs have been truncated by the carriage drive which was in existence by 1856/6, and the up-slope ends may lie within the woodland beyond the modern fenceline. It is possible that this is post-medieval, perhaps even 18th century ploughing. Some faint north-south linear features on the west side of the carriage drive may represent headlands associated with the rig and furrow, alternatively they may be the remains of another rig and furrow system or even a possible leat.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Ridge and furrow faintly visible at ground level in the long grass as lines of darker longer vegetation. The crests of the rigs, which run roughly east-west down a west-facing slope, are approximately 4m apart. There is no evidence for the elongated S plan form suggestive of medieval rig and furrow, though the downslope ends of the rigs have been truncated by the carriage drive which was in existence by 1856/6, and the up-slope ends may lie within the woodland beyond the modern fence line. It is possible that this is post-medieval, perhaps even 18th century ploughing. Some faint north-south linear features on the west side of the carriage drive may represent headlands associated with the rig and furrow, alternatively they may be the remains of another rig and furrow system or even a possible leat.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
16505
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
417010
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558420
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Gibside
Description
The site of a tank or pond first shown on the 1856 OS plan in an area that is now wetland with dense and high sedges. No visible remains. It is not shown on the 1767 or 1803 estate plans but cash books contain an entry for September 1746 for payment to 'Lbrs…leading the Pond out at the Warren' - if this refers to the tank and not the mill pond further north, then 'leading' could mean that it was lead-lined. Another possibility is that the tank was part of the water supply for Watergate Lodge, built in 1795. The tank is not shown on the 1895 OS plan.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
The site of a tank or pond first shown on the 1856 OS plan in an area that is now wetland with dense and high sedges. No visible remains. It is not shown on the 1767 or 1803 estate plans but cash books contain an entry for September 1746 for payment to 'Lbrs…leading the Pond out at the Warren' - if this refers to the tank and not the mill pond further north, then 'leading' could mean that it was lead-lined. Another possibility is that the tank was part of the water supply for Watergate Lodge, built in 1795. The tank is not shown on the 1895 OS plan.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, tank or pond
Site Type: Specific
Water Tank
HER Number
16504
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
417030
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558360
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Gibside
Description
Banks and mounds apparently forming a curved enclosure containing one or more square rectilinear features (buildings?) inside. The features are cut by the modern fenceline and may continue eastwards. A low earthern bank runs downslope to the west for some 14m. The remains are not readily interpretable and may represent more than one phase of activity. No structures are shown in this location on historic mapping, though one or two pencilled rectangular outlines on the Home Guard plan 1942 is remarkably conincident. If this is not a 20th century wartime feature then it possibly represents post-medieval temporary livestock enclosures or perhaps a stack stand. It is also possible that the features are associated with medieval activity predating formation of the estate.
Site Type: Broad
Enclosure
SITEDESC
Banks and mounds apparently forming a curved enclosure containing one or more square rectilinear features (buildings?) inside. The features are cut by the modern fenceline and may continue eastwards. A low earthern bank runs downslope to the west for some 14m. The remains are not readily interpretable and may represent more than one phase of activity. No structures are shown in this location on historic mapping, though one or two pencilled rectangular outlines on the Home Guard plan 1942 is remarkably conincident. If this is not a 20th century wartime feature then it possibly represents post-medieval temporary livestock enclosures or perhaps a stack stand. It is also possible that the features are associated with medieval activity predating formation of the estate.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, earthwork features
Site Type: Specific
Curvilinear Enclosure
HER Number
16503
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
416960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MATERIAL
Brick, concrete
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558280
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gibside
Description
Site of a three-stall cow byre for which planning approval was given in October 1922. It appears on the 1939 Ordnance Survey plan as a single long building measuring c.15.5m x c.3m - more than twice as long as the approved building plan. The visible remains (in 2011) comprised at least two concrete floor slabs, the matrix of which includes small pieces of crushed brick/tile. The remains of a brick wall at the north-western end includes bricks stamped 'VGC' for Victoria Garesfield Colliery. To the west is a brick lined cesspool.
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
SITEDESC
Site of a three-stall cow byre for which planning approval was given in October 1922. It appears on the 1939 Ordnance Survey plan as a single long building measuring c.15.5m x c.3m - more than twice as long as the approved building plan. The visible remains (in 2011) comprised at least two concrete floor slabs, the matrix of which includes small pieces of crushed brick/tile. The remains of a brick wall at the north-western end includes bricks stamped 'VGC' for Victoria Garesfield Colliery. To the west is a brick lined cesspool.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, byre and cesspool
Site Type: Specific
Cow House
HER Number
16502
Form of Evidence
Ruined Building
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
417010
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558280
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gibside
Description
Timber construction livestock pen. The horizontal timbers are reused roof joists and have mortices to take uprights, some joints having chisel-cut carpentry marks for assembly. The timber is machine-cut, and probably of late 19th - early 20th century date. They may have derived from demolition of the Lodge, or the cow byre. Fragments of glazed white earthenware pottery and brick and tile chips in the soil here presumably derive from Watergate Lodge. Proposed for demolition in 2011.
Site Type: Broad
Pen
SITEDESC
Timber construction livestock pen. The horizontal timbers are reused roof joists and have mortices to take uprights, some joints having chisel-cut carpentry marks for assembly. The timber is machine-cut, and probably of late 19th - early 20th century date. They may have derived from demolition of the Lodge, or the cow byre. Fragments of glazed white earthenware pottery and brick and tile chips in the soil here presumably derive from Watergate Lodge. Proposed for demolition in 2011.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, livestock pen
Site Type: Specific
Pen
HER Number
16501
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Defence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006, 12365
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
417020
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558280
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Gibside
Description
The collapsed remains of a corrugated iron Anderson Shelter dug into the bank below the estate road, presumably serving the Lodge and dating from c.1939-1945.
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
SITEDESC
The collapsed remains of a corrugated iron Anderson Shelter dug into the bank below the estate road, presumably serving the Lodge and dating from c.1939-1945.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, air raid shelter
Site Type: Specific
Air Raid Shelter
HER Number
16500
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Gateshead
Easting
416960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558260
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Gibside
Description
Irregular, sprawling mound c.0.7m high with small pieces of sandstone rubble visible and the stump of a tree near its crest. A large wrought-iron strap embedded in the mound at this point may have been a support for the tree. The mound is not shown on any map, though Fryer's 1803 plan shows a small circular feature in this approximate location - perhaps a well serving the Lodge or even a mine shaft. No coal or shale waste is visible in the animal scrapes, suggesting this feature is not a bell-pit spoil mound. It has been suggested by Harry Beamish that the mound represents spoil dumped when cutting the late 19th century realignment of the carriage way. There is however, a possibility that the tree-stump belonged to one of the trees marked on the 1856 OS map, in which case the mound would predate the carriageway realignment. Another alternative may be that it is an artificial rabbit warren, giving the haugh its name.
Site Type: Broad
Mound
SITEDESC
Irregular, sprawling mound c.0.7m high with small pieces of sandstone rubble visible and the stump of a tree near its crest. A large wrought-iron strap embedded in the mound at this point may have been a support for the tree. The mound is not shown on any map, though Fryer's 1803 plan shows a small circular feature in this approximate location - perhaps a well serving the Lodge or even a mine shaft. No coal or shale waste is visible in the animal scrapes, suggesting this feature is not a bell-pit spoil mound. It has been suggested by Harry Beamish that the mound represents spoil dumped when cutting the late 19th century realignment of the carriage way. There is however, a possibility that the tree-stump belonged to one of the trees marked on the 1856 OS map, in which case the mound would predate the carriageway realignment. Another alternative may be that it is an artificial rabbit warren, giving the haugh its name.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, mound
Site Type: Specific
Mound
HER Number
16499
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Outside
Easting
416910
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558160
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Gibside
Description
A continuation of a track visible on the east side of the modern estate entrance road and which appears to originate in an area of probable quarrying in the eastern part of West Wood. The track crossed the estate carriage drive from Busty Bank, running WSW through the plantation before developing into a pronounced defile cutting across the escarpment down to the River Derwent. This may be an early approach to Cow Ford, or a quarry track associated with the construction of either the 1727 waggonway bridge, or the later road bridge.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
A continuation of a track visible on the east side of the modern estate entrance road and which appears to originate in an area of probable quarrying in the eastern part of West Wood. The track crossed the estate carriage drive from Busty Bank, running WSW through the plantation before developing into a pronounced defile cutting across the escarpment down to the River Derwent. This may be an early approach to Cow Ford, or a quarry track associated with the construction of either the 1727 waggonway bridge, or the later road bridge.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, Hollow way
Site Type: Specific
Hollow Way
HER Number
16498
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
5006
DAY1
15
District
Outside
Easting
416870
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MONTH1
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558130
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Gibside
Description
A series of scoops in the north-west facing escarpment on the south side of the hollow way. Suggested as outcrop coal workings, these might alternatively be stone-quarries either for the waggonway bridge or the later Derwent Bridge. Before 1855 when it was conveyed to John Bowes, this area was part of Busty Bank farm belonging to Lord and Lady Windsor and subsequently the Marquis of Bute. Coal waste is scattered both on the escarpment and on the wooded 'plateau' above. This may derive from the waggonway, or there may be infilled and levelled bell pits on the 'plateau'. Exact date and function unknown.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
A series of scoops in the north-west facing escarpment on the south side of the hollow way. Suggested as outcrop coal workings, these might alternatively be stone-quarries either for the waggonway bridge or the later Derwent Bridge. Before 1855 when it was conveyed to John Bowes, this area was part of Busty Bank farm belonging to Lord and Lady Windsor and subsequently the Marquis of Bute. Coal waste is scattered both on the escarpment and on the wooded 'plateau' above. This may derive from the waggonway, or there may be infilled and levelled bell pits on the 'plateau'. Exact function and date unkinown.
Site Name
Gibside Estate, quarry scars or crop pits
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
HER Number
16497
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment