Sunderland Flint Glass Works
Sunderland Flint Glass Works
HER Number
2819
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland Flint Glass Works
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Glassmaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Glass Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Sunderland Flint Glass Works were established to the east of Trimdon Street by Nicholas French in 1855, manufacturing pressed glass. They closed in 1873 when the works were transferred to Alfred Street in Millfield, the site being incorporated partly into the Trimdon Iron Works (HER ref. 5013) and partly reused for housing.
Easting
438910
Northing
557310
Grid Reference
NZ438910557310
Sources
<< HER 2819 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch…; Pre-construct archaeology, 2020 Archaeological Investigations at Area 6, the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3 (SSTC3) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Post-excavation assessment report
I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch…; Pre-construct archaeology, 2020 Archaeological Investigations at Area 6, the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3 (SSTC3) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Post-excavation assessment report