Alexander Road, windmill mound
Alexander Road, windmill mound
HER Number
16112
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Alexander Road, windmill mound
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Windmill Mound
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Mostly located beneath the highway near the junction of Alexander Road and Peterborough Road. The name of the mill is unknown. A windmill appears on this location on plans from the mid 18th century. In 1839 it was occupied by William Gibbon who also ran Gibbons Mill (HER3495). It had gone by 1841.
Easting
425270
Northing
562640
Grid Reference
NZ425270562640
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshed Football Stadium, Archaeological Assessment