Whitburn, Chicks Lane

HER Number

12512

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Chicks Lane

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Alley

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A chare or alley. Tunnel-like Chicks Lane is a narrow straight route between Nos. 17 and 19 Front Street. It is painted black and has an uneven concrete floorscape.

Easting

440710

Northing

561920

Grid Reference

NZ440710561920

Sources

North East Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, 2006, Whitburn Conservation Area Character Appraisal, p 5