Blaydon Burn, bridge abutment
Blaydon Burn, bridge abutment
HER Number
8440
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, bridge abutment
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Bridge
Site Type: Specific
Bridge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This carried the track from Nipper's Well to Path Head across the Blaydon Burn waggonway, and thus dates from c.1840. The abutment projecting from the east side of the valley survives, built of squared sandstone ashlar, rusticated faced with tooled margins. Abutted on the north and south by sections of rough sandstone rubble revetments.
Easting
417250
Northing
563070
Grid Reference
NZ417250563070
Sources
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures