Blaydon Burn, quay
Blaydon Burn, quay
HER Number
8467
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, quay
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Landing Point
Site Type: Specific
Quay
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The eastern side of the Burn was revetted, and is marked as ‘Quay’ on the 1828 Enclosure plan, the lower part of the Burn being navigable to small craft until construction of the railway in 1834.
The Burn at this point is culverted and heavily overgrown, and surviving traces of the quay wall are concealed with the possible exception of a short section of sandstone rubble and firebrick walling close to the railway bridge.
The Burn at this point is culverted and heavily overgrown, and surviving traces of the quay wall are concealed with the possible exception of a short section of sandstone rubble and firebrick walling close to the railway bridge.
Easting
418090
Northing
563580
Grid Reference
NZ418090563580
Sources
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures