Bishopwearmouth, Vulcan Iron Works

HER Number:
2816

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Vulcan Iron Works

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Smelting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Iron Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Vulcan Iron Works on this site.

Easting:
3847

Northing:
5774

Grid Reference:
NZ38475774

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2816 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2019 Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3, Archaeological Evaluation