Hedworth Barium Works
Hedworth Barium Works
HER Number
2548
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Hedworth Barium Works
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Barium Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Hedworth Barium Works are not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was working from after 1855. It occupied part of the site of the earlier Slake Chemical Works (HER ref. 2277).
Easting
434130
Northing
564920
Grid Reference
NZ434130564920
Sources
<< HER 2548 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3, SE