Monkwearmouth, Raven's Wheel

HER Number:
2740

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, Raven's Wheel

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Water Powered Production Site

Site Type: Specific:
Water Wheel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This site is recorded on the basis of its name and close proximity to the river, suggesting that it may have been a water wheel or perhaps some sort of lifting gear for loading ships.

Easting:
3905

Northing:
5810

Grid Reference:
NZ39055810

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2740 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8