English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433700
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 75
Northing
563400
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
South Shields
Description
Four bomb craters at NZ 3372 6344, NZ 3411 6349, NZ 3390 6315 and NZ 3425 6319. Seen as earthworks on air photographs from 1946. The craters lie between 250 and 500m apart. It is not clear what the bombing target was. Three of the craters have been built over.
Site Type: Broad
Bomb Crater
SITEDESC
Four bomb craters at NZ 3372 6344, NZ 3411 6349, NZ 3390 6315 and NZ 3425 6319. Seen as earthworks on air photographs from 1946. The craters lie between 250 and 500m apart. It is not clear what the bombing target was. Three of the craters have been built over.
Site Name
South Shields, bomb craters
Site Type: Specific
Bomb Crater
HER Number
11746
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403226; Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/UK/1193 3289 27-FEB-1946
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
S Tyneside
Easting
434800
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 79
Northing
563800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Two blocks of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow seen on air photographs from 1948. The fields have been built over.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Two blocks of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow seen on air photographs from 1948. The fields have been built over.
Site Name
South Shields, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Narrow Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
11745
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403243; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/B/35 5403 16-MAY-1948
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
11743, 4685
DAY1
30
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
426400
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564220
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Ouseburn
Description
This small warehouse probably dates to around 1850. It was probably built to store items brought in by boats. There was a travelling crane running the full length of the building - the rails are still extant. It could have been used to store hay and feedstocks for the Cattle Sanatorium (HER 4685). The warehouse was recorded in June 2008 (Entec Uk Ltd) as a precaution due to its derelict condition. The report concludes that the building is single-storey in purple-red 3 inch brick, laid in English garden wall bond with a Welsh slate gabled roof. At the north-west end is a brick outshut. The north east elevation to the Ouse Burn has six doorways with segmental heads in buff brick, blocked with orange-red engineering brick in stretcher bond, and a square headed double door with louvred overlight into the outshut. The north-west gable end has a single tall window with segmental head, blocked with plywood. The south-west elevation onto Steenberg's Yard has two low square-headed windows to the outshut blocked by engineering brick. At a high level are five large circular windows with buff brick dressings. There is also a double door.
Site Type: Broad
Warehouse
SITEDESC
This small warehouse probably dates to around 1850. It was probably built to store items brought in by boats. There was a travelling crane running the full length of the building - the rails are still extant. It could have been used to store hay and feedstocks for the Cattle Sanatorium (HER 4685). The warehouse was recorded in June 2008 (Entec Uk Ltd) as a precaution due to its derelict condition. The report concludes that the building is single-storey in purple-red 3 inch brick, laid in English garden wall bond with a Welsh slate gabled roof. At the north-west end is a brick outshut. The north east elevation to the Ouse Burn has six doorways with segmental heads in buff brick, blocked with orange-red engineering brick in stretcher bond, and a square headed double door with louvred overlight into the outshut. The north-west gable end has a single tall window with segmental head, blocked with plywood. The south-west elevation onto Steenberg's Yard has two low square-headed windows to the outshut blocked by engineering brick. At a high level are five large circular windows with buff brick dressings. There is also a double door.
Site Name
Lower Steenberg's Yard, transit warehouse
Site Type: Specific
Warehouse
HER Number
11744
Form of Evidence
Ruined Building
Sources
Brian Nichol, 2002, Steenberg's Lower Yard The Early Years, pages 12-13 (unpublished typescript); Ove Arup & Partners, 1998, Lower Steenberg's Yard - Byker, Engineering Study; 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896; Patrick Parsons Ltd, 2002, Cattle Sanatorium, Structural Assessment; Entec UK Ltd. Ouseburn Barrage, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment and Building Recording
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2014
English, British
ADDITINF
y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
4685
DAY1
30
DAY2
26
District
Newcastle
Easting
426320
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Ouseburn
Description
This building was probably built around 1860. It was possibly the slaughterhouse owned by a Mr Burns. Newcastle Council bought it in 1876 and it is possible that part of it continued as a slaughterhouse, but the main part was a marshalling area for the cattle who had been quarantined for 24 hours in the adjacent Cattle Sanatorium (HER 4685) ready for them to be collected by their owners. The Sanatorium became disused from 1900 and the warehouse building was possibly used as a store or sawmill by timber exporters Robson and Miller. On mid C20 maps it is labelled as an oil works (possibly owned by R.M. Rodgers, Oil Merchant from Elswick Court) and warehouse (owned by Steenbergs). The building was demolished in 2000 but part of the rear wall survives covered in white ceramic tiles. The wall fronting onto Ouse Street retains openings which may have been used for pipes for pumping out the finished oil. The oil business ended around 1950.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
This building was probably built around 1860. It was possibly the slaughterhouse owned by a Mr Burns. Newcastle Council bought it in 1876 and it is possible that part of it continued as a slaughterhouse, but the main part was a marshalling area for the cattle who had been quarantined for 24 hours in the adjacent Cattle Sanatorium (HER 4685) ready for them to be collected by their owners. The Sanatorium became disused from 1900 and the warehouse building was possibly used as a store or sawmill by timber exporters Robson and Miller. On mid C20 maps it is labelled as an oil works (possibly owned by R.M. Rodgers, Oil Merchant from Elswick Court) and warehouse (owned by Steenbergs). The building was demolished in 2000 but part of the rear wall survives covered in white ceramic tiles. The wall fronting onto Ouse Street retains openings which may have been used for pipes for pumping out the finished oil. The oil business ended around 1950. Brick walls with concrete and sandstone footings were excavated in 2010 but no form or function to the remains could be assigned.
Site Name
Lower Steenberg's Yard, oil depot
Site Type: Specific
Abattoir
HER Number
11743
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Nichol, 2002, Steenberg's Lower Yard The Early Years, pages 10-12 (unpublished typescript); Ove Arup & Partners, 1998, Lower Steenberg's Yard - Byker, Engineering Study; 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896; Patrick Parsons Ltd, 2002, Cattle Sanatorium, Structural Assessment; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment and Building Recording
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2014
English, British
ADDITINF
y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
284
DAY1
30
DAY2
24
District
Gateshead
Easting
425420
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563680
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Gateshead
Description
John Bell's 1835 map of 'The Borough of Gateshead in the County of Durham' and the first edition Ordnance Survey of 1864 show a trapezoidal shaped building against the west end of the north aisle of the church. It was possibly built around 1820. Undated plans signed by J.B. Bradshaw show a proposed caretaker's house but this was not built. The sexton's house as completed is shown on plans by Thomas Oliver (senior) of 1838 held by Lambeth Place Library. The north wall of the churchyard includes part of this demolished structure (stone walling and two window sills). The house was accessed through a new opening in the north wall of the aisle (later blocked). The sexton's house is not shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1909. Built over by a new extension to the church in 2008.
Site Type: Broad
Cemetery Lodge
SITEDESC
John Bell's 1835 map of 'The Borough of Gateshead in the County of Durham' and the first edition Ordnance Survey of 1864 show a trapezoidal shaped building against the west end of the north aisle of the church. It was possibly built around 1820. Undated plans signed by J.B. Bradshaw show a proposed caretaker's house but this was not built. The sexton's house as completed is shown on plans by Thomas Oliver (senior) of 1838 held by Lambeth Place Library. The north wall of the churchyard includes part of this demolished structure (stone walling and two window sills). The house was accessed through a new opening in the north wall of the aisle (later blocked). The graveyard was no longer in use by 1855 negating much of the need for a Sexton (church groundskeeper) on-site. The sexton's house is not shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1898. The remains of stone walls belonging to the house were excavated in 2007 during archaeological works ahead of the construction of an extension to the church in 2008. The internal floor was probably stone flagged. The internal dimensions of the building were c.4.85m x c.8.15m.
Site Name
Church of St. Mary, sexton's house
Site Type: Specific
Cemetery Lodge
HER Number
11742
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Simpson & Brown Architects, July 2005, Gateshead Visitor Centre, Gateshead, Conservation Plan, pages 33 and 34; NPA 2010, Gateshead Visitor Centre, St. Mary's Church, Gateshead - Archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief report
SURVIVAL
1-19%
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2014
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
284
DAY1
30
District
Gateshead
Easting
425430
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
Anglo-Saxon
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563670
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Gateshead
Description
Several medieval grave covers and fragments have been incorporated into the fabric of the church. There was at least one more which no longer survives on site. One of these stone slabs may be Early Medieval and may have been used as a standing cross. In 1908 St. Mary's Church was restored to plans by architect W.H. Wood. During the work a medieval cross shaft was found built into the south transept. Fragments of it were collected by P.F. Ryder in 1988. The best visible examples of medieval grave covers are now located in the south porch. Gazeteer of surviving grave slabs: 1) slab in north wall of north aisle reset as the internal lintel of the blocked north door. Inscribed with a sword and a battleaxe. Such stones are common in Scotland. Found in 1911. 2) Medieval incised cross of C14 date built into west wall of the south porch. Has a fish on left side and a key on the right. Possibly a reference to the name Peter or a fish wife. Alternatively the fish could represent Christianity and the key a married woman. There is a crack across the lower half of the slab. 3) Medieval cross slab built into the east wall of the south porch. This is a freestanding slab with the head shaped into a cross of early type with rounded armpits. It is decorated with two diagonal lines. This is the earliest monument at the church. It may be Early Medieval and is certainly no later than C11. It was found in 1908 beneath the east wall of the south transept. 4) Medieval cross slab built into east wall of south porch. Possibly late C13 with clustered terminals carved into a circle. To the right are a pair of shears - symbolising a housewife or spinster?
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
SITEDESC
Several medieval grave covers and fragments have been incorporated into the fabric of the church. There was at least one more which no longer survives on site. One of these stone slabs may be Early Medieval and may have been used as a standing cross. In 1908 St. Mary's Church was restored to plans by architect W.H. Wood. During the work a medieval cross shaft (number 7 below) was found built into the south transept. Fragments of it were collected by P.F. Ryder in 1988. The best visible examples of medieval grave covers are now located in the south porch. Gazetteer of surviving grave slabs: 1) slab in north wall of north aisle reset as the internal lintel of the blocked north door. Inscribed with a sword and a battle-axe. Such stones are common in Scotland. Ryder (1985) suggests a C14 date. Found in 1911. 2) Medieval incised cross of C14 date built into west wall of the south porch. Has a fish on left side and a key on the right. Possibly a reference to the name Peter or a fish wife. Alternatively the fish could represent Christianity and the key a married woman. There is a crack across the lower half of the slab. 3) Medieval cross slab built into the east wall of the south porch. This is a freestanding slab with the head shaped into a cross of early type with rounded armpits. It is decorated with two diagonal lines. This is the earliest monument at the church. It may be Early Medieval and is certainly no later than C11. It was found in 1908 beneath the east wall of the south transept. 4) Medieval cross slab built into east wall of south porch. Possibly late C13 with clustered terminals carved into a circle. To the right are a pair of shears - symbolising a housewife or spinster? 5) Base of a slab built into north jamb of chancel arch. Incised design, trefoiled ogee arch base, sword blade on right of cross shaft. C14. 6) Part of the head of a slab built into north jamb of chancel arch. Cross with a bracelet-type centre with cross bands and straight arms ending in fleur-de-lys terminals. C14. 7) Slab lacking the upper part of its head, set into the south jamb of the chancel arch. Incised design, cross botone with terminals with round leaves and pointed buds, trefoiled ogee arch base, sword on right side of shaft. Later C13. In 1984 this stone was prised out of the wall by vandals and smashed. 8) Base of slab with incised design, trefoiled arch base and sword blade on right of shaft. Late C13 or early C14.
Site Name
Church of St. Mary, medieval grave covers
Site Type: Specific
Grave Slab
HER Number
11741
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Simpson & Brown Architects, July 2005, Gateshead Visitor Centre, Gateshead, Conservation Plan, pages 14 and 15 and Asset Gazeteer, Nos. 191, 192, 193 and 220; Peter F. Ryder, 1985, The Medieval Cross Slab Grave Cover in County Durham, Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland, Research Report No. 1; Peter Ryder, 1988, St. Mary's Church Gateshead: A report on the historical development and archaeological potential of the building and site; Peter F. Ryder, 1985, The Medieval Cross Slab Grave Cover in County Durham, Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland Research Report No. 1, pp 88-89
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433890
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 73
Northing
564600
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Jarrow
Description
A WW2 barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1948 with associated buildings.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
A Second World War barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1948 with associated buildings.
Site Name
Jarrow, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11740
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403222; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/B/35 5406 16-MAY-1948
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
S Tyneside
Easting
431090
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 69
Northing
563960
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Jarrow
Description
A WW2 barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1948.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
A Second World War barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1948.
Site Name
Jarrow, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11739
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403216; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/B/35 5413 16-MAY-1948
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433040
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 72
Northing
564420
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Jarrow
Description
A WW2 barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1942.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
A Second World War barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1942.
Site Name
Jarrow, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11738
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403221; Aerial Photograph RAF NLA/32 5063 10-APR-1942
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432000
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 SW 71
Northing
564280
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Jarrow
Description
A WW2 barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1948 with associated buildings. A road has now been built over the site.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
A Second World War barrage balloon mooring site seen on photographs from 1948 with associated buildings. A road has now been built over the site.
Site Name
Jarrow, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11737
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403220; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/B/35 5411 16-MAY-1948
YEAR1
2008