Gateshead, medieval pottery kiln

HER Number:
5586

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, medieval pottery kiln

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Pottery Manufacturing Site

Site Type: Specific:
Pottery Kiln

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Little is known about the medieval pottery industry in Gateshead, but it seems possible that small scale production was underway by the 14th century, clay being brought from clay pits in the Heworth area (HER 722) to kilns in town. A kiln was found on the site of the former Ritz Cinema on the High Street during the construction of Gateshead Highway.

Easting:
2583

Northing:
6261

Grid Reference:
NZ25836261

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5586 >> F.W.D. Manders, 1973, A History of Gateshead, p 62