Hind Bridge
Hind Bridge
HER Number
16197
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Hind Bridge
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A stone bridge shown on Rain's Eye Plan carried the main route to Newcastle over the Howle-Eile Burn. The bridge was known as Hind's Bridge due to its use by farm workers, was situated between the present Hind Street and Silksworth Row. The bridge bore an inscription of 1649, which corresponds with the date of a highways award in Bishopwearmouth. This was probably a rebuild date.
Easting
439202
Northing
556900
Grid Reference
NZ439202556900
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2012, Former Gas Board Offices, Hind Street, Sunderland, Archaeological Assessment and Buildings Recording; Rain's Eye Plan of Sunderland, 1785