Blaydon Burn, section of wall

HER Number

8412

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Blaydon Burn, section of wall

Place

Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Barrier

Site Type: Specific

Wall

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Small section of wall, 14 courses high on south side of track, opposite aerial cableway (HER 5989). Wall constructed of mixed yellow and red brick with some firebrick. Possibly a platform base of some form associated with the transport of waste to the slag heaps (HER 8411).

Easting

416800

Northing

562320

Grid Reference

NZ416800562320

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures