West Brunton, brickworks

HER Number:
8008

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
West Brunton, brickworks

Place:
West Brunton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brickyard

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Greenwood's map of 1828 shows a brick yard on the Fawdon Wagonway (HER 1078) just south of Fawdon B Pit. Geophysical survey to the immediate south of the brick yard in 1999 identified anomalies which may indicate the presence of brick foundations.

Easting:
2190

Northing:
6987

Grid Reference:
NZ21906987

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Greenwood's map of Northumberland, 1828; Timescape Archaeological Surveys, 1999, Northern Development Area, Geophysical Survey Phase 1