Bishopwearmouth, Millfield Saw Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(2826): Bishopwearmouth, Millfield Saw Pit - Details

HER Number:
2826

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Millfield Saw Pit

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Timber Processing Site

Site Type: Specific:
Saw Pit

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Saw Pit, possibly associated with the nearby Bishop Wearmouth Iron Works (HER ref. 2825).

Easting:
3881

Northing:
5689

Grid Reference:
NZ38815689

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2826 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8