Bishopwearmouth, Watch House

HER Number

2852

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Bishopwearmouth, Watch House

Place

Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Civil

Site Type: Broad

Watch House

Site Type: Specific

Watch House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Watch House beside the Lambton Wagonway. Its function is unclear, but its location suggests that it may have been associated with the wagonway.

Easting

437690

Northing

556290

Grid Reference

NZ437690556290

Sources

<< HER 2852 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8