Sunderland, brick ground
Sunderland, brick ground
HER Number
4455
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, brick ground
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This Brick Ground appears on the western edge of the Town Moor on Rain's Eye Plan. This area was subsequently built over and later brick fields are located further away from the medieval core of the town.
Easting
440430
Northing
556940
Grid Reference
NZ440430556940
Sources
<< HER 4455 >> J. Rain, 1785, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth