Washington, Blast Furnace

HER Number

3175

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Washington, Blast Furnace

Place

Washington

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Furnace

Site Type: Specific

Blast Furnace

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Blast Furnace on this site.

Easting

3199

Northing

5558

Grid Reference

NZ31995558

Sources

<< HER 3175 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13