Blaydon Burn, Pitch Reservoir

HER Number:
1658

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, Pitch Reservoir

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Reservoir

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A small pitch reservoir relating to the tar works (HER ref. 1651) was situated between the head of Hobby's Dam (HER ref. 1655) and the quarried-out face of the valley adjacent. This was built by 1919 and had been slightly extended by the 1930s. Some surviving pieces of masonry in this area may relate to this feature.

Easting:
1729

Northing:
6308

Grid Reference:
NZ17296308

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
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