Blaydon Burn, Pitch Reservoir

HER Number

1658

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Blaydon Burn, Pitch Reservoir

Place

Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific

Reservoir

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A small pitch reservoir relating to the tar works (HER ref. 1651) was situated between the head of Hobby's Dam (HER ref. 1655) and the quarried-out face of the valley adjacent. This was built by 1919 and had been slightly extended by the 1930s. Some surviving pieces of masonry in this area may relate to this feature.

Easting

417290

Northing

563080

Grid Reference

NZ417290563080

Sources

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