Tynemouth, Front Street, No. 23, stone lined well

HER Number:
4601

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Front Street, No. 23, stone lined well

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A circular stone-lined well about 30 inches in diameter was emptied to water level at 9 feet 6 inches in August 1995. It was located partly under the kitchen wall at the back of No. 23 Front Street, Tynemouth, and contained medieval potsherds and 19th century willow pattern pottery in a rich loamy soil.

Easting:
368

Northing:
694

Grid Reference:
NZ368694

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4601 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1995, Arbeia Museum