A wreck of a small timber boat, probably a wherry, is visible in the River Team, close to the riverbank, at low tide. Substantial stone river walls survive in this area.
SITEDESC
A wreck of a small timber rowing boat, probably a whaler, is visible in the River Team, close to the riverbank, at low tide. Substantial stone river walls survive in this area {1}. A second wreck is visible on aerial photographs taken prior to November 2003.
Site Name
Teams, River Team, two wrecks of timber boats
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
HER Number
6969
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Personnal comment, D Heslop, County Archaeologist 2003; Paddy Taylor and Alan Williams, September 2009, Foreshore Archaeology on the River Tyne
SURVIVAL
80-90%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2009
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
2311
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5397
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Presumably workers houses for the paper mill on the other side of the burn.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Presumably workers houses for the paper mill on the other side of the burn. Site now occupied by Mount Escob.
Site Name
Paper Mill Cottages
Site Type: Specific
Workers Cottage
HER Number
6968
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1890
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
DAY2
06
District
Gateshead
Easting
2349
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5421
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map. Carried the road over the Beamish Burn. Urpeth Forge still survives next to the bridge on the Durham side, and is converted into a house. The bridge is stone built. The listing description reads:
'Bridge. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone arch recessed under chamfered surround; band at road bed level. Chamfered coping to parapets terminating in short returns on pilasters.' LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map. Carried the road over the Beamish Burn. Urpeth Forge still survives next to the bridge on the Durham side, and is converted into a house. The bridge is stone built. The listing description reads:
'Bridge. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone arch recessed under chamfered surround; band at road bed level. Chamfered coping to parapets terminating in short returns on pilasters.'
Site Name
Upper Forge Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
6967
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850; Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 13/73; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025155
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2006
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
2335
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5408
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Beamish Burn, ford
Site Type: Specific
Ford
HER Number
6966
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
DAY2
18
District
Gateshead
Easting
23096
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
53912
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Would have given access to the workers living in cottages (HER 6968) to the Paper Mill on the Durham side of the river.
Site Type: Broad
Pedestrian Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Would have given access to the workers living in cottages (HER 6968) to the Paper Mill on the Durham side of the river.
Site Name
Beamish Burn, wooden bridge
Site Type: Specific
Footbridge
HER Number
6965
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
2267
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5396
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Beamish Burn, drift
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
HER Number
6964
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
DAY2
18
District
Gateshead
Easting
22763
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
54187
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Beamish Burn, dam
Site Type: Specific
Dam
HER Number
6963
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1027
DAY1
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
2257
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5406
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Would have given access to Middle Forge on Durham's side of the river.
Site Type: Broad
Pedestrian Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Would have given access to Middle Forge on the Durham side of the river.
Site Name
Beamish Burn, footbridge
Site Type: Specific
Footbridge
HER Number
6962
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
Crossref
1027, 6960
DAY1
31
DAY2
19
District
Gateshead
Easting
22516
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
53908
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Beamish Burn, boilers
Site Type: Specific
Boiler House
HER Number
6961
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1027, 6961
DAY1
31
District
Gateshead
Easting
2253
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5391
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Beamish Burn
Description
Ruined remains of a brick and stone engine house as seen on Ordnance Survey first edition. The associated remains of a further engine house on the Durham side of the river are also very substantial. There is tumbled stonework in the river.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Ruined remains of a brick and stone engine house as seen on Ordnance Survey first edition. The associated remains of a further engine house on the Durham side of the river are also very substantial. There is tumbled stonework in the river.