East Rainton, communal oven

HER Number:
15730

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
East Rainton, communal oven

Place:
East Rainton

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Bakehouse

Site Type: Specific:
Communal Bakehouse

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The communal oven later became the boilerhouse at Rainton Bridge Farm. The East Rainton housewifes had set days of the week when she could bake her bread. Each woman had their own 'stamp' on the top of their loaves. The stamp was made by hammering nails into a piece of wood to form a pattern. The nails were pricked into the top of the loaf.

Easting:
3366

Northing:
4792

Grid Reference:
NZ33664792

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
East Rainton Women's Institute, no date, History of East Rainton (typescript);