Tyne and Wear HER(17575): Monkwearmouth, ropery - Details
17575
S Tyneside
Monkwearmouth, ropery
Monkwearmouth
NZ35NE
Industrial
Rope Manufacturing Site
Ropewalk
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
A ropewalk is shown on John Rennie's 1826 Survey of the River Wear. The line is preserved in the road layout as Millennium Way.
3952
5787
NZ39525787
John Rennie, 1826, Survey of the River Wear; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2017, Sheepfolds, Sunderland - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, Building Recording and Geological Assessment