Blaydon Burn, Tar Tunnel Entrance

HER Number:
1656

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, Tar Tunnel Entrance

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Tunnel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The Newcastle Coke and Tar Works (HER ref. 1651) have been demolished and the site cleared, and no structural evidence of the industry remains other than an old service tunnel. The tunnel probably dates from the opening of the works in the early years of the 20th century when it became one of the most important industries in the area..

Easting:
1721

Northing:
6301

Grid Reference:
NZ17216301

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1656 >> S. M. Linsley, 1975, Blaydon Burn, Industrial Archaeology Blaydon Burn, The Industrial Background