Millfield Saw Pit

HER Number

2826

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Millfield Saw Pit

Place

Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Wood Processing Site

Site Type: Specific

Saw Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

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

438810

Northing

556890

Grid Reference

NZ438810556890

Sources

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