Front Street, glinter

HER Number

17198

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Front Street, glinter

Place

Cleadon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Street Furniture

Site Type: Specific

Street Furniture

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Glinter (guard stone) at the junction of Front Street and Sunniside Lane, adjacent to Burdon Farm. These were positioned to protect the wall from damage from carts or agricultural equipment. Stone possibly contemporary with the wall and may be 18th century. Top of the stone is damaged. Consideration should be given to repairing this to precent further decline.

Easting

438540

Northing

562420

Grid Reference

NZ438540562420

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas;