Hebburn, Bedewell engineering works

HER Number:
17212

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Hebburn, Bedewell engineering works

Place:
Hebburn

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Engineering Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Engineering Works

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Engineering works shown on 1942 Ordnance Survey plan. Built during the Second World War to produce casings for armour piercing bombs by the Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production. It was managed by Jarrow Metals Industries and used steel rolled in their mill. After the war, Baker Perkins Ltd., a machine manufacturer, leased the site. They converted the factory for civilian use and occupied it until 1999.

Easting:
3216

Northing:
6448

Grid Reference:
NZ32166448

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Bedewell Industrial Estate, Hebburn, South Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment;