Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well

HER Number:
13320

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well

Place:
Wrekenton

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The Hazlitt Well near the juntion of Springfield Avenue and Rockcliffe Way was named after a robber Robert Hazlitt (real name Hudson). He was caught stealing post bags and was hanged in Durham on 18 September 1770. He had been a highwayman in London.

Easting:
2743

Northing:
5850

Grid Reference:
NZ27435850

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 15