Bishopwearmouth Iron Works
Bishopwearmouth Iron Works
HER Number
2825
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth Iron Works
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Iron Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Bishopwearmouth Iron Works on this site.
Easting
438880
Northing
556980
Grid Reference
NZ438880556980
Sources
<< HER 2825 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; The Industrial Resources of the District of the Three Northern Rivers, The Tyne, Wear and Tees including the reports on the local manufacturers read before The British Association in 1863 (edited by Sir W.G. Armstrong, I. Lowthian Bell, John Taylor and Dr Richardson, 1864).