Monkwearmouth, Raven's Wheel

HER Number

2740

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Monkwearmouth, Raven's Wheel

Place

Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific

Water Wheel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This site is recorded on the basis of its name and close proximity to the river, suggesting that it may have been a water wheel or perhaps some sort of lifting gear for loading ships.

Easting

439050

Northing

558100

Grid Reference

NZ439050558100

Sources

<< HER 2740 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8