South Birtley Brick and Tile Works
South Birtley Brick and Tile Works
HER Number
7746
District
Gateshead
Site Name
South Birtley Brick and Tile Works
Place
Birtley
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Brickworks
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The Birtley Brick and Tile Works occupies a substantial area on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Plan, the east part of the complex being occupied by a large clay extraction area, with small pond, and the west by a range of buildings extending as far as Durham Road.
Easting
427400
Northing
554950
Grid Reference
NZ427400554950
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, c.1898.