Two limestone and sand quarries at NZ 3481 6037 and NZ 3484 6011 with a lime kiln (HER 2306, listed grade 2) set into the side the northernmost quarry. The northern quarry was used for a Prisoner of War Camp (HER 5852).
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Two limestone and sand quarries at NZ 3481 6037 and NZ 3484 6011 with a lime kiln (HER 2306, listed grade 2) set into the side the northernmost quarry. The northern quarry was used for a Prisoner of War Camp (HER 5852).
Four bomb craters seen as earthworks on air photographs from the 1940s and 1950s. They appear now to have filled in and ploughed level. The craters lie in a line and may result from the bomber dropping its load after leaving a target.
Site Type: Broad
Bomb Crater
SITEDESC
Four bomb craters seen as earthworks on air photographs from the 1940s and 1950s. They appear now to have filled in and ploughed level. The craters lie in a line and may result from the bomber dropping its load after leaving a target.
Narrow ridge and furrow of Post Medieval date seen on air photographs. Small areas of the earthworks appear to be still present - in the area of Holy Cross and north of Scaffold Hill. Elsewhere remains have been levelled or destroyed by development.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Narrow ridge and furrow of Post Medieval date seen on air photographs. Small areas of the earthworks appear to be still present - in the area of Holy Cross and north of Scaffold Hill. Elsewhere remains have been levelled or destroyed by development.
Site Name
Wallsend, narrow ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Narrow Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
11752
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1405927; Aerial Photograph RAF FNO/98 1074 16-AUG-1942; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4177 27-FEB-1946; ASUD, 2010, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2009
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1585
DAY1
31
District
S Tyneside
Easting
430260
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 66
Northing
564530
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Hebburn
Description
WW2 air raid shelters seen as earthworks on photographs from 1946. Probably served the adjacent factories. They have since been dismantled.
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
SITEDESC
Second World War air raid shelters seen as earthworks on photographs from 1946. Probably served the adjacent factories. They have since been dismantled.
Site Name
Hebburn, Reyrolles Hebburn Works, air raid shelters
Several blocks of medieval or later ridge and furrow seen as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs north west of Wardley. Some of the blocks have the classic curved pattern indicative of medieval cultivation.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Several blocks of medieval or later ridge and furrow seen as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs north west of Wardley. Some of the blocks have the classic curved pattern indicative of medieval cultivation.
Several blocks of post medieval ridge and furrow seen on air photographs. Much has been built over but there is still some extant on the golf course south of Wardley.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Several blocks of post medieval ridge and furrow seen on air photographs. Much has been built over but there is still some extant on the golf course south of Wardley.