Victoria Garesfield Colliery, firebrick works
Victoria Garesfield Colliery, firebrick works
HER Number
8610
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Victoria Garesfield Colliery, firebrick works
Place
Rowlands Gill
Map Sheet
NZ15NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Fire Clay Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
1875-1926. Messrs Priestman had a firebrick works at Victoria Garesfield, where about 20 people worked. The hand-moulded bricks were marked V.G.C.
Easting
414720
Northing
557900
Grid Reference
NZ414720557900
Sources
Davison, P J, 1986. Brickworks of the North East, 171 site 20, 174