Tyne and Wear HER(1648): Blaydon Burn, Staithes - Details
1648
Gateshead
Blaydon Burn, Staithes
Blaydon Burn
NZ16SE
Transport
Water Transport Site
Staith
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Clay was used for the manufacture of bricks at Cowen's two brickworks (HER ref. 1646 and 3434). No coal or clay is now extracted from the valley, but remnants exist of examples of loading staithes and pillars which supported aerial ropeways.
1681
6233
NZ16816233
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