Birtley, South Birtley Brick and Tile Works

HER Number:
7746

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Birtley, South Birtley Brick and Tile Works

Place:
Birtley

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brickworks

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The Birtley Brick and Tile Works occupies a substantial area on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Plan, the east part of the complex being occupied by a large clay extraction area, with small pond, and the west by a range of buildings extending as far as Durham Road.

Easting:
2740

Northing:
5495

Grid Reference:
NZ27405495

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, c.1898.