Blaydon Burn, retaining wall

HER Number

8427

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Blaydon Burn, retaining wall

Place

Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Barrier

Site Type: Specific

Revetment

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

High section of brick walling against bank just below entrance to Betsey Pit. Constructed of yellow firebrick the wall includes a number of drainage holes and a rectangular opening near the base which maybe for the chute associated with the pit entrance. Wall appears to be a retaining wall against the steep bank. Does not appear on any of the historic OS maps. Date is uncertain but structure contains "Cowen M" bricks indicating that it was constructed after 1926.

Easting

417060

Northing

562510

Grid Reference

NZ417060562510

Sources

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