Blaydon Burn, Saw Mill
Blaydon Burn, Saw Mill
HER Number
3556
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, Saw Mill
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Saw Mill at this location, along with a forge and an adjacent corn mill adjacent (HER ref. 1639). The saw mill was out of use by 1898. All trace of these structures has now gone.
Easting
416520
Northing
562250
Grid Reference
NZ416520562250
Sources
<< HER 3556 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
Blaydon Burn, The Industrial Background
Blaydon Burn, The Industrial Background