Bridge Stone and Timber Yard
Bridge Stone and Timber Yard
HER Number
2738
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bridge Stone and Timber Yard
Place
Monkwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
Site Type: Specific
Timber Yard
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Stone and Timber Yard. Associated with the shipyards, this included saw pits, a smithy and boiler for preparing wood for ship building.
Easting
439610
Northing
557510
Grid Reference
NZ439610557510
Sources
1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2017, Sheepfolds, Sunderland - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, Building Recording and Geological Assessment, p 40