North Shields, Lime Works

HER Number:
5488

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Lime Works

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Chemical Works

Site Type: Specific:
Lime Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The lime works is shown on Woods plan of 1826. It was built on land owned by Collingwood and Partners. This development may have been stimulated by accessibility to the materials carried by the Whitley Wagonway, built in 1811 which carried coal from Cullercoats Main Colliery and lime from Whitley quarries. The wagonway ran east of Tanners Bank, along the west side of Cliffords Fort, to the Low Lights staith. It was abandoned in 1848. The lime kiln, crushing mill and Whitening Works (where lime was made into a bleaching agent) may have prompted the development of the iron foundry (HER 2054) on adjoining ground to the north and east, since lime could be used as a flux in iron and steel making. It was also an important commodity in the tanning industry (see HER 2051). The lime kiln is clearly labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. By the second edition, this area was occupied by North Shields Glazed Brick Works and Flint Mills.

Easting:
3625

Northing:
6871

Grid Reference:
NZ36256871

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5488 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Fish Park, North Shields, Archaeological Assessment J. Rook, 1827, Plan of North Shields and Tynemouth J. Wood, 1826, A Plan of the towns of North Shields and Tynemouth 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1857