Ayres Quay, Salt Pans

HER Number:
5966

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ayres Quay, Salt Pans

Place:
Ayres Quay

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Chemical Works

Site Type: Specific:
Salt Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Salt pans are shown on John Bell's plan of 1801, just south of Ayres Quay Glass Houses.

Easting:
389

Northing:
577

Grid Reference:
NZ389577

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5966 >> J. Bell, 1801, Plan of Sunderland