Burleigh Garth and Wear Garth

HER Number

16160

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Burleigh Garth and Wear Garth

Place

Hendon

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Flats

Site Type: Specific

Flats

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Following the demolition of late 18th century terraced housing on Nesham Square, Maling's Rigg, Vine Street and Burleigh Street (HER 16159) during the 1930s slum clearance program, a new block of flats (social housing) known as Burleigh Garth was constructed on the newly cleared area. This consisted of rows of flats arranged around an open quadrangle. The Garth was demolished in 1998 and landscaped.

Easting

440660

Northing

557390

Grid Reference

NZ440660557390

Sources

Allen Archaeology, 2014, Burleigh Garth, Hendon, Sunderland, Archaeological Excavation; Allen Archaeology, 2013, Trial trenching on land at Burleigh Garth, Hendon, Sunderland, Archaeological evaluation; Allen Archaeology, 2013, Burleigh Garth, Hendon, Sunderland, Archaeological Assessment; Allen Archaeology, 2013, Burleigh Garth, Hendon, Sunderland, Archaeological Watching Brief; North East Archaeological Research Ltd. 2011, Silver Street Community Archaeology Project, Sunderland