Blaydon Burn, Staithes
Blaydon Burn, Staithes
HER Number
1648
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, Staithes
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Staith
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Clay was used for the manufacture of bricks at Cowen's two brickworks (HER ref. 1646 and 3434). No coal or clay is now extracted from the valley, but remnants exist of examples of loading staithes and pillars which supported aerial ropeways.
Easting
416810
Northing
562330
Grid Reference
NZ416810562330
Sources
<< HER 1648 >> 1975, Blaydon Burn, Industrial Archaeology -Historic Environment