South Shields, Tyne Flint Glass Works

HER Number:
2565

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Tyne Flint Glass Works

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Glassmaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Glass Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The extent and precise location of the Flint Glass Works are unclear on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan. The works is not shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was constructed in the period 1855-1895.

Easting:
3555

Northing:
6639

Grid Reference:
NZ35556639

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2565 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3, NE