Coach Road, saw mill

HER Number

13380

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Coach Road, saw mill

Place

Ravensworth

Map Sheet

NZ25NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Wood Processing Site

Site Type: Specific

Saw Mill

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Ruined Building

Description

Late 18th or 19th century saw mill that was powered by the waterwheel of corn mill (HER 3775). The ruins are mostly of brick, although the lower courses are stone. The opening into the wheelpit is now blocked. The wall facing the wheelpit is faced with ashlar blocks. Several machine bases are visible in the interior.

Easting

423770

Northing

559350

Grid Reference

NZ423770559350

Sources

Department of National Heritage, 1997, Schedule Entry, Site of Ravensworth coalmill (National Monument No. 21662)