Low Lambton, saw mill
Low Lambton, saw mill
HER Number
16810
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Low Lambton, saw mill
Place
Low Lambton
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Saw mill shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1862 between Low Lambton Staithes and Low Lambton Drops. It features a saw pit and crane as well as the main saw mill building, plus waggonway sidings connecting it to one of the sprouts or drops on the riverbank. Probably out of use by the end of the 19th century.
Easting
432200
Northing
554780
Grid Reference
NZ432200554780
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Penshaw: not just a monument; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1862