South Shields, Mill Dam, Tilery

HER Number:
7832

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Mill Dam, Tilery

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Tile Works

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Richardson’s plan of 1768 shows a large area east of the market place given over to a tilery. This seems to have disappeared by the early 19th century.

Easting:
3630

Northing:
6721

Grid Reference:
NZ36306721

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
A plan of the Townships of Westoe and Harton belonging to the Honourable and Reverend The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral of Durham, by Richard Richardson, 1768. Inkster K and Speak S, 1998, Coronation Street, South Shields: An Archaeological Assesment. (T&W HER 1998, Box 18/8)