Hendon, spelter works

HER Number:
16631

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hendon, spelter works

Place:
Hendon

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Product Site

Site Type: Specific:
Zinc Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Spelter works shown on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey Plan 1897 but marked as disused. Spelter is often used to identify a zinc alloy, possibly using equal parts of copper and zinc for hard soldering and brazing, or as an alloy of zinc and lead to form an alternative for bronze. In this usage, zinc alloy was common for many cheap 19th century cast articles such as candlesticks.

Easting:
4099

Northing:
5516

Grid Reference:
NZ40995516

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
TWM Archaeology, 2010, Sunderland Paper Mill, Hendon, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment; Second Edition Ordnance Survey plan, 1897; Entec UK Ltd, 2009, Commercial Road, Sunderland - Historic Environment Appraisal