Sunderland, Half Moon Lane, pipe kiln waste

HER Number:
13788

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Half Moon Lane, pipe kiln waste

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Kiln

Site Type: Specific:
Clay Pipe Kiln

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Pipe kiln waste found in a well during building works. The typological date for the pipe bowls is c.1830-60. Finds are located at Sunderland Museum. 1 W. 1110 2 Stem slag laminate 1&2 W.&W.O 750 1 Thin sheet, stem slag 1&2 W.&W.O laminate

Easting:
39

Northing:
57

Grid Reference:
NZ3957

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Allan Peacy, 1996, The Development of the Clay Tobacco Pipe Kiln in the British Isles, Internet Archaeology 1 http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue1/peacey_index.html (site SU1)