Sunderland, Spa Well

HER Number:
4432

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Spa Well

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Spa well was located on the Town Moor, 70 yards west from the moor edge. In 1718 it was covered with a brick arch. The Spa remained until the beginning of the 18th century when it was washed away by the sea.

Easting:
411

Northing:
572

Grid Reference:
NZ411572

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4432 >> J.W. Summers, 1858, The History of Sunderland, p 74