Tyne and Wear HER(2814): Ayres Quay, Sunderland Corporation Gas Works - Details
2814
Sunderland
Ayres Quay, Sunderland Corporation Gas Works
Ayres Quay
NZ35NE
Industrial
Coal Gas Structure
Gas Works
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Sunderland Corporation Gas Works on this site. Little remains on this site, although some original walls remained until demolished in the late 1970s, and the site was most recently in use as a tip.
3874
5773
NZ38745773
<< HER 2814 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of Interest in River Wear plan area