Howdon, Hayhole Lead Works

HER Number:
2035

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Howdon, Hayhole Lead Works

Place:
Howdon

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Smelting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Lead Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The Hayhole Lead Works site was established in 1847 and was taken over in 1856 by William Isaac Cookson. Cookson's became part of Associated Lead Manufacturers in 1919 and lead was smelted here until 1926. The Cookson’s works was still at this location in 1977.

Easting:
3384

Northing:
6635

Grid Reference:
NZ33846635

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2035 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89 G. Unsworth Hall, 1977, Willington Quay, p.77