Willington Smelting Works (Stephenson's)
Willington Smelting Works (Stephenson's)
HER Number
2101
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Willington Smelting Works (Stephenson's)
Place
Willington Quay
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Smelt Mill
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Willington Copper Smelting Works. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows a possible condensing flue with chimney. It was out of use by 1895 when the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows the site occupied by a shipyard (HER ref. 2211).
Easting
432060
Northing
566180
Grid Reference
NZ432060566180
Sources
<< HER 2101 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98