Blaydon Burn, Green Well

HER Number

8420

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Blaydon Burn, Green Well

Place

Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific

Well

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Appears on the 1st to 4th editions OS (1858-1940). Possibly used for watering livestock - perhaps horses used for transporting grain to and from Greenwell Mill (HER 3557). It formed part of Greenwell Mill Farm.

Easting

416770

Northing

562380

Grid Reference

NZ416770562380

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures