South Shields, Green's Place, Roman drain

HER Number:
1898

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Green's Place, Roman drain

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Watercourse

Site Type: Specific:
Drain

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A drain of tiles 2 inches thick was found in the early months of 1937 during repairs to the sea wall opposite the Pilot Office, Green's Place, some 25 feet below the modern street level.

Easting:
3638

Northing:
6805

Grid Reference:
NZ36386805

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1898 >> Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Hadrian Primary School, Baring Street, South Shields, Archaeological Assessment, appendix 1 K.A. Steer, 1938, The Archaeology of Roman Durham