Low Lambton, saw mill

HER Number:
16810

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Low Lambton, saw mill

Place:
Low Lambton

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Timber Mill

Site Type: Specific:
Saw Mill

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Saw mill shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1862 between Low Lambton Staithes and Low Lambton Drops. It features a saw pit and crane as well as the main saw mill building, plus waggonway sidings connecting it to one of the sprouts or drops on the riverbank. Probably out of use by the end of the 19th century.

Easting:
3220

Northing:
5478

Grid Reference:
NZ32205478

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Penshaw: not just a monument; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1862