Monkton, Springwell/Monkton Paper Mill

HER Number:
2272

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Monkton, Springwell/Monkton Paper Mill

Place:
Monkton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Paper Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Paper Mill

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A paper mill occupied this site from 1856 to 1916. In 1856 this included a gasometer and chimney and two settling ponds (HER ref. 2552). A large fire took place in 1875 and the plant was rebuilt by 1897. At this time the settling ponds were relocated and a well replaced the original holding tank. The site is marked as Springwell Paper Mills on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, and may have been associated with the nearby Filter Beds (HER ref. 2553). The original paper manufacturers ceased production in 1912. By 1916 the gasometer had been removed and an office block had been added. Many of the larger buildings were demolished in 1949, and the rest were demolished in 1998.

Easting:
3301

Northing:
6416

Grid Reference:
NZ33016416

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2272 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3 Tyne and Wear Museums Service, 1997, Springwell Paper Mill, Jarrow Archaeological Assessment Tyne and Wear Museums Service, 1998, Springwell Paper Mill, Jarrow Photographic Record