Sunderland, South Dock, Iron Foundry

HER Number:
2873

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, South Dock, Iron Foundry

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Foundry

Site Type: Specific:
Iron Foundry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows an Iron Foundry at this location. Constructed in the mid-19th century. Comprised of engine shed, two smithies and a rail track. The Iron Foundry expanded during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 1960s much of the site was demolished. Upstanding remains associated with the Iron Foundry may have been incorporated into the extant electricity sub-station.

Easting:
4113

Northing:
5757

Grid Reference:
NZ41135757

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2873 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019, Young's Quay, Port of Sunderland, archaeological desk-based assessment report 5110