Ballast Wharf, linked by Ballast Railway (HER ref. 2262) to Ballast Hill (HER ref. 2263).
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
Ballast Wharf, linked by Ballast Railway (SMR 2262) to Ballast Hill, (SMR 2263).
Site Name
Jarrow, Ballast Wharf
Site Type: Specific
River Wharf
HER Number
2261
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2261 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2258,2259
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433170
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565800
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Jarrow Staith received coal from Jarrow Colliery (HER ref. 2258) via wagonway (HER ref. 2259).
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
Jarrow Staith, received coal from Jarrow Colliery (SMR 2258) via wagonway (SMR 2259).
Site Name
Jarrow Staith
Site Type: Specific
Staith
HER Number
2260
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2260 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
2258,2260
DAY1
22
DAY2
18
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433170
EASTING2
3311
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565800
NORTHING2
6550
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Jarrow
Description
The Alfred Pit in Jarrow Colliery (HER 2258) was begun by local businessman Simon Temple in 1801. The High Main Seam was reached at a depth of 128 fathoms in 1803 and the Bensham Seam in 1825. The waggonway was a short line down to Jarrow Staith (HER2260). It is shown on Casson (1801). Bell (1843) shows the waggonway branching before reaching the staith.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
The Alfred Pit in Jarrow Colliery (HER 2258) was begun by local businessman Simon Temple in 1801. The High Main Seam was reached at a depth of 128 fathoms in 1803 and the Bensham Seam in 1825. The waggonway was a short line down to Jarrow Staith (HER2260). It is shown on Casson (1801). Bell (1843) shows the waggonway branching before reaching the staith.
Site Name
Jarrow, Wagonway
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
HER Number
2259
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2259 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear; Turnbull, L, 2012, Railways Before George Stephenson (entry 40A); Hair, T.H., 1844, Views of the Collieries p30; Casson, 1801, Plan of the Rivers Tyne and Wear
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2259
DAY1
15
DAY2
04
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433140
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565490
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Jarrow
Description
Jarrow Colliery, was connected to Jarrow Staith (SMR 2260) by a wagonway (SMR 2259). The first edition OS mapping shows the extents of the spoil heaps. Jarrow Colliery was opened in 1803 by Simon Temple who leased the coal royalties from the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral. Subsequent owners included Thomas and Robert Brown, D. Brown, W. Blackett and N. Wood, Anderson and Philipson (1850s). Several explosions - 25 September 1817, 6 were killed; 17 January 1826, 42 were killed; 15 March 1828, 8 were killed; 3 August 1830, 42 were killed; 21 August 1845, 39 were killed. It closed in 1851 after another explosion but was subsequently purchased by the Hetton Coal Company and worked from their other pits. Picture by TH Hair 1844.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Jarrow Colliery, was connected to Jarrow Staith (SMR 2260) by a wagonway (SMR 2259). The first edition OS mapping shows the extents of the spoil heaps. Jarrow Colliery was opened in 1803 by Simon Temple who leased the coal royalties from the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral. Subsequent owners included Thomas and Robert Brown, D. Brown, W. Blackett and N. Wood, Anderson and Philipson (1850s). Several explosions - 25 September 1817, 6 were killed; 17 January 1826, 42 were killed; 15 March 1828, 8 were killed; 3 August 1830, 42 were killed; 21 August 1845, 39 were killed. The pit acquired the nickname 'the slaughterhouse' in the 1840s because of all the deaths. John Buddle was the manager. It closed in 1851 after another explosion but was subsequently purchased by the Hetton Coal Company and worked from their other pits. Picture by TH Hair 1844.
Site Name
Jarrow Colliery (Alfred Pit)
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
2258
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2258 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.3,12; www.dmm.org.uk; St. James' Heritage & Environment Group and the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, 2012, Waiting at the Pit Head - Coal Mining Disasters on Tyneside (leaflet); Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2009, South cut and cover tunnel for new Tyne crossing - Archaeological Watching Brief
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433050
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565420
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the location of a Smithy in Jarrow.
SITEASS
The smithy or forge was the workplace of a blacksmith or ironsmith, where iron was worked into useful objects such as weapons, armour in the Middle Ages and locks, hinges, spades and tools, iron horseshoes (machine-made horseshoes were introduced from USA in 1870s), grilles, gates, railings, metal parts for locomotives, coaches, waggons and carts. The blacksmith's raw material was wrought iron in bar form. The smithy comprised a hearth, bellows, anvil and bosh (quenching trough). A small forge had hand-operated bellows, a large industrial forge water-powered bellows, power hammer and shears (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
Smithy in Jarrow.
Site Name
Jarrow, Smithy
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
2257
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2257 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3; Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2009, South cut and cover tunnel for new Tyne crossing - Archaeological Watching Brief
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433040
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565380
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Saw Mill marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan (c.1854).
SITEASS
Saw mills replaced saw pits, and were water powered at first. Mechanised sawing was by frame saws which imitated the action of the old sawpit using straight rip saws. Later circular saws came into use (William Jones, 1996, Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology).
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Saw Mill marked as Old on 1st edition OS mapping, in 1854 survey.
Site Name
Jarrow, Saw Mill
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
HER Number
2256
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2256 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432990
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565330
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Brickfield at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
Brickfield.
Site Name
Jarrow, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
2255
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2255 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
1007,2246
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432490
EASTING2
3248
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
565840
NORTHING2
6507
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
This railway branch came from the Pontop and Jarrow Railway (HER ref. 1007) and ran towards the western of the two Grange Staiths (HER ref. 2246).
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
This railway branch came from the Pontop and Jarrow Railway (SMR 1007) and went towards the western of the two Grange Staiths (SMR 2246).
Site Name
Pontop and Jarrow Railway, Grange Staiths Branch
Site Type: Specific
Railway
HER Number
2254
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2254 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2205
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432990
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565830
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
These staiths formed the northern terminus of the east branch of the Pontop & Jarrow Railway (HER ref. 2205). They are not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, so they must have fallen out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
These staiths formed the northern terminus of the east branch of the Pontop & Jarrow Railway, (SMR 2205). They are not shown on the second edition OS mapping, so they must have fallen out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Springwell Staiths
Site Type: Specific
Staith
HER Number
2253
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2253 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
Crossref
2249
DAY1
22
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432830
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565700
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
This site was connected to the Pontop and Jarrow Railway (HER ref. 1007) by wagonway (HER ref. 2249).
Site Type: Broad
Pottery Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
This site was connected to the Pontop and Jarrow Railway (SMR 1007), by wagonway (SMR 2249).
Site Name
Jarrow, Brown Ware Pottery
Site Type: Specific
Pottery Works
HER Number
2252
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 2252 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3