In June 2000, a stone head was found in a garden at Cyprus Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead. It was inspected at the Museum of Antiquities, Newcastel upon Tyne and by Hedley Swain at the Museum of London. The head does not have classic Celtic or medieval characteristics so could be from any period, although it does have minor similarities with other examples which have been termed Celtic, including one from West Denton near Newcastle. The Celtic head it resembles most is one from Netherby in Cumbria held in Carlisle Museum. Hedley Swain suggested that, although crude, the Low Fell head probably dates to the first millennium BC or first half of the first millennium AD.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
In June 2000, a stone head was found in a garden at Cyprus Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead. Inspected by Museum of Antiquities and Hedley Swain of Museum of London. The head does not have classic Celtic or medieval characteristics so could be from any period, although it does have minor similarities with other examples which have been termed Celtic. Some slight similarities with one from West Denton in Newcastle. The Celtic head it resembles most is one from Netherby in Cumbria held in Carlisle Museum. Hedley Swain therefore sugested that although crude, the Low Fell head probably dates to the first millennium BC or first half of the first millennium AD {1 and 2}.
Site Name
Low Fell, Romano-Celtic stone head
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
4604
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 4604 >> Pers. Comm. L. Allason-Jones, 2000, Museum of Antiquities
Pers. Comm. H. Swain, 2000, Museum of London
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Silver
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569400
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Tynemouth
Description
A silver, long cross, clipped penny of Edward I or II (1302/1327) was found in a garden in Front Street in 1985. On the obverse side (front) is EDWAR DIVS HYB, on the reverse is CIVITAS LANTOR.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
A silver long cross, clipped, penny. Edward I or II (1302/1327). Obv EDWAR DIVS HYB rev CIVITAS LANTOR. Found in the garden of 45 Front Street in 1985 by and in the possession of Mrs McConnell of 55 Front Street {1}. Dated C14th.
Site Name
45 Front Street, medieval coin
Site Type: Specific
Coin
HER Number
4603
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 4603 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1995, Arbeia Museum
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4601
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
436800
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569400
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Tynemouth
Description
A lead spindle whorl was found in August 1995 at a depth of 2 feet in a garden in Front Street, Tynemouth. It was decorated with a moulded fishnet and round knob design.
SITEASS
The spindle and whorl was the earliest form of hand implement used for spinning fibres into a yarn, primitive forerunner of the spinning wheel. The spindle was a short round stick about 12 inches long made of wood or bone, with a notch at one end and weighted at the other end by a disk-shaped piece of wood, clay or stone (the whorl). A short length of spun yarn is fastened into the notch, the spindle suspended in the air from one hand, the whorl hanging at the lower end. The bundle of fibres to be spun are attached to the short length of previously spun yarn. The spindle is set spinning, and the fibres are drawn through the fingers of one hand as they are spun into yarn (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
Lead spindle whorl found in August 1995 by owner Ian Sharp at a depth of 2ft in garden of No. 23 Front Street, Tynemouth. Decorated with moulded fishnet and round knob design {1}.
Site Name
23 Front Street, spindle whorl
Site Type: Specific
Spindle Whorl
HER Number
4602
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 4602 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1995, Arbeia Museum
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4602
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
436800
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569400
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Tynemouth
Description
A circular stone-lined well about 30 inches in diameter was emptied to water level at 9 feet 6 inches in August 1995. It was located partly under the kitchen wall at the back of No. 23 Front Street, Tynemouth, and contained medieval potsherds and 19th century willow pattern pottery in a rich loamy soil.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
Circular stone lined well emptied to 9' 6" to water level in August 1995. Circa 30" diameter. Partly under kitchen wall at back of No. 23 Front Street, Tynemouth. Contained C13 or C14 potsherds and19th century willow pattern in rich loamy garden soils {1}.
Site Name
23 Front Street, stone lined well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
4601
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
<< HER 4601 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1995, Arbeia Museum
YEAR1
2002
English, British
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
433800
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MATERIAL
Gritstone
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556300
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Cox Green
Description
Two Weardale gritstone discs were found on the south side of the River Wear in 1995. One was 17.5 inches in diameter, 3.75 inches thick and was roughly tooled. The other was 18 inches in diameter and 4 inches thick, with very rough cross tooling and a secondary hourglass hole pierced towards the edge, as though its secondary use was as a weight. Both appear to be base quern stones of medieval date. They remained in the finder’s possession at Shiney Row.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
Two Weardale gritstone discs found inon the south side of the River Wear in 1995. One was 17.5 inches in diameter and 3.75 inches thick. It was roughly tooled. The other was 18 inches in diameter and 4 inches thick with very rough cross tooling and a secondary hourglass hole pierced towards the edge as though its secondary use was as a weight. Both appear to be base quern stones of medieval date. They remain in the finders' possession - Mr Alan Lovatt, 3 Central Buildings, Shiney Row DH4 4QY {1}.
Site Name
Cox Green, River Wear, Querns
Site Type: Specific
Quern
HER Number
4600
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 4600 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1995, Arbeia Museum
YEAR1
2002
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
28
DAY2
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435920
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
6
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566890
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
South Shields
Description
A bridge, possibly called Deanbridge carried a lane across Mill Dam. There are frequent accounts of 17th century repairs to this bridge. A wooden bridge crossing the Mill Dam is described by Hodgson as barely wide enough for one vehicle to cross. This bridge divided the town into the over and under dammers, "Fishergate" and "Panngate", emphasising the focus of fishing at one end of the town and salt making at the other. A bridge is shown on Richardson's map of 1768 and on Fryer's map of 1772. The bridge may have been preceded by or coexisited with a ford over the Mill Dam (HER ref. 1902).
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
A bridge, possibly called Deanbridge carried a lane across Mill Dam. There are frequent accounts of C17 repairs to this bridge. A wooden bridge crossing the Mill Dam is described by Hodgson as barely wide enough for one vehicle to cross. This bridge divided the town into the over and under dammers, into "Fishergate" and "Panngate", emphasising the focus of fishing at one end of the town and salt making at the other. A bridge is shown on Richardson's map of 1768 and Fryer's 1772 survey. That bridge may have been preceded by or coexisted with a ford over the Mill Dam (SMR 1902).
Site Name
Mill Dam bridge/Deanbridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
HER Number
4599
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4599 >> J. Fryer, 1772, A Plan of the Low Part of the River Tyne
Richardson, 1768, Plan of South Shields and Westoe
G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 138, 121
K, Inkster & S. Speak, 1998, Coronation Street, South Shields, Archaeological Assessment, p 8; Prospect Archaeology, 2015, South Shields Masterplan - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
28
DAY2
04
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436150
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
6
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
A medieval brewery may have been located in the vicinity of a well known as Beer Brewer's Well at Waterloo Vale in the Mill Dam area. The well is marked on Richardson's plan. It was rediscovered during the rebuilding of the Mechanics' Arms Inn, circa 1900.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
A medieval brewery may have been located in the vicinity of a well known as Beer Brewer's Well at Waterloo Vale in the Mill Dam area. The well is marked on Richardson's plan. It was rediscovered during the rebuilding of the Mechanics' Arms Inn in c.1900.
Site Name
Brewer's Well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
4598
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4598 >> Richardson, 1768, Plan of South Shields and Westoe
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2002
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
Crossref
4593, 4526
DAY1
28
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436060
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567120
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
The Market Cross is shown on Richardson's plan of 1768.
Site Type: Broad
Cross
SITEDESC
Shown on Richardson's plan of 1768.
Site Name
South Shields market cross
Site Type: Specific
Market Cross
HER Number
4597
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4597 >> Richardson, 1768, Plan of South Shields and Westoe
G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 124
YEAR1
1999
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
28
DAY2
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435880
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
6
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
A chapel is shown on Richardson's plan of 1768, and on a plan of the Green Estate in 1769.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
A chapel is shown on Richardson's survey of 1768 and a plan of the Green Estate executed in 1769.
Site Name
Commercial Road, Baptist Meeting House
Site Type: Specific
Baptist Chapel
HER Number
4596
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4596 >> G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 101; Richardson, 1768, Plan of South Shields and Westoe; Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels of South Shields
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2018
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
28
DAY2
21
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436160
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
6
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567010
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
The first Primitive Methodist Church building in South Shields opened in 1823 in Cornwallis Street, seating 900 and built at a cost of £1,600; it was rebuilt in 1865. The church was built on glebe land and known as ‘The Glebe’, the name being transferred to the new church which replaced it in 1890. Only shown on the 1827 Wood map and the 1st edition Ordnance Survey,
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The first Primitive Methodist Church building in South Shields opened in 1823 in Cornwallis Street, seating 900 and built at a cost of £1,600; it was rebuilt in 1865. The church was built on glebe land and known as ‘The Glebe’, the name being transferred to the new church which replaced it in 1890. Only shown on the 1827 Wood map and the 1st edition Ordnance Survey,
Site Name
Cornwallis Street, Primitive Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
4595
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4595 >>J. Woods, 1826, Plan of the Towns of North Shields and Tynemouth; Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels of South Shields