West Boldon, Dam

HER Number:
2301

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
West Boldon, Dam

Place:
West Boldon

Map Sheet:
NZ35NW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Power Production Site

Site Type: Specific:
Dam

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
A dam on the River Don. This may have been associated with the nearby Engine House (HER ref. 2302). It is not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan so was presumably out of use by 1895.

Easting:
3405

Northing:
5991

Grid Reference:
NZ34055991

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2301 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7