Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well
Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well
HER Number
13320
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well
Place
Wrekenton
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
Site Type: Specific
Well
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
The Hazlitt Well near the juntion of Springfield Avenue and Rockcliffe Way was named after a robber Robert Hazlitt (real name Hudson). He was caught stealing post bags and was hanged in Durham on 18 September 1770. He had been a highwayman in London.
Easting
427430
Northing
558500
Grid Reference
NZ427430558500
Sources
Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 15