East Brunton, Gosforth Tileworks

HER Number:
4003

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
East Brunton, Gosforth Tileworks

Place:
East Brunton

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Tile Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Gosforth Tileworks is marked as ‘Disused’ on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895. The British Geological Survey marks two small old clay pits in weathered boulder clay in the immediate vicinity of the tileworks.

Easting:
2372

Northing:
7193

Grid Reference:
NZ23727193

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4003 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88