South Dock, Iron Foundry

HER Number

2873

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Dock, Iron Foundry

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Metal Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Iron Foundry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows an Iron Foundry at this location. Constructed in the mid-19th century. Comprised of engine shed, two smithies and a rail track. The Iron Foundry expanded during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 1960s much of the site was demolished. Upstanding remains associated with the Iron Foundry may have been incorporated into the extant electricity sub-station.

Easting

441130

Northing

557570

Grid Reference

NZ441130557570

Sources

<< HER 2873 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019, Young's Quay, Port of Sunderland, archaeological desk-based assessment report 5110