Bog Row, smithy
Bog Row, smithy
HER Number
1758
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bog Row, smithy
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This building was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'Blacksmith's shop. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone and brick; roof of pantiles. 1 storey, 2 bays. Dutch door left; Yorkshire sliding sash with vertical glazing bars and external shutters; low offshot to rear. One end brick chimney; roof continuous over offshot. Interior : a complete working smithy with hood and fire and anvil.'
The building provides a connection to the pre industrial agricultural past of Hetton and the surrounding areas. Most surviving smithies date from the mid-late 19th century so this example is exceptional as it is thought to date from the 1790s. It contains an historical collection of blacksmithing tools and products. The building was restored in 2014 and was in the final 4 shortlist for the best rescue of a historic, industrial building in the 2014 English Heritage Angel Awards. GRADE II LISTED
'Blacksmith's shop. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone and brick; roof of pantiles. 1 storey, 2 bays. Dutch door left; Yorkshire sliding sash with vertical glazing bars and external shutters; low offshot to rear. One end brick chimney; roof continuous over offshot. Interior : a complete working smithy with hood and fire and anvil.'
The building provides a connection to the pre industrial agricultural past of Hetton and the surrounding areas. Most surviving smithies date from the mid-late 19th century so this example is exceptional as it is thought to date from the 1790s. It contains an historical collection of blacksmithing tools and products. The building was restored in 2014 and was in the final 4 shortlist for the best rescue of a historic, industrial building in the 2014 English Heritage Angel Awards. GRADE II LISTED
Easting
35044
Northing
47166
Grid Reference
NZ3504447166
Sources
<< HER 1758 >> Tyne and Wear Joint Conservation Team, 1975, Card Index of Industrial Sites First District Extract List; Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/12;
Beaumont, D, 2014, 'Restored blacksmith's shortlisted for English Heritage Angel Awards' in Conservation Heritage Journal, Issue 5, Vol 1, p9-12;
Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025440
Beaumont, D, 2014, 'Restored blacksmith's shortlisted for English Heritage Angel Awards' in Conservation Heritage Journal, Issue 5, Vol 1, p9-12;
Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025440