Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland Flint Glass Works

HER Number:
2819

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland Flint Glass Works

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

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:
Sunderland Flint Glass Works were established to the east of Trimdon Street by Nicholas French in 1855, manufacturing pressed glass. They closed in 1873 when the works were transferred to Alfred Street in Millfield, the site being incorporated partly into the Trimdon Iron Works (HER ref. 5013) and partly reused for housing.

Easting:
3891

Northing:
5731

Grid Reference:
NZ38915731

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2819 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8 I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch…; Pre-construct archaeology, 2020 Archaeological Investigations at Area 6, the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3 (SSTC3) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Post-excavation assessment report