Blaydon Burn, concrete platform and retaining wall

HER Number:
8418

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, concrete platform and retaining wall

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Wall

Site Type: Specific:
Revetment

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Visible remains comprise a length of retaining wall built of sandstone and firebrick. At the western end is a section of shuttered concrete walling below a platform. This structure includes a number of squared recesses, possibly trackside refuges, and a set of steps to access the platform above from the wagonway. The top of the piers which extended out to form the recesses are set with four iron bolts, possibly associated with some form of lifting gear. This structure probably dated to the last period of colliery use.

Easting:
1674

Northing:
6232

Grid Reference:
NZ16746232

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures