Low Street, post-medieval structures
Low Street, post-medieval structures
HER Number
              17236
          District
              Sunderland
          Site Name
              Low Street, post-medieval structures
          Place
              Sunderland
          Map Sheet
              NZ45NW
          Class
              Monument <By Form>
          Site Type: Broad
              Barrier
          Site Type: Specific
              Wall
          General Period
              POST MEDIEVAL
          Specific Period
              Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
          Form of Evidence
              Physical Evidence
          Description
              An archaeological evaluation of a single trench on the corner of High Street East and Low Street revealed archaeological deposits in the form of ballast dumps cut by phases of wall of probable post-medieval origin. The walls were a mixture of clay bonded stone, possibly representing an early building plot on the riverside, and later stone bnd brick walls of larger buildings. The evaluation showed that in this area well preserved walls pre-dating 18th-19th century cellars surive at 1.2m bgl.
          Easting
              440290
          Northing
              557330
          Grid Reference
              NZ440290557330
    Sources
              Tyne and Wear Musuems, 2009, High Street East, Sunderland - Archaeological Evaluation; Tyne and Wear Musuems, 2009, High Street East, Sunderland- Archaeological Assessment