Blaydon Burn, retaining wall

HER Number:
8427

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, 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:
High section of brick walling against bank just below entrance to Betsey Pit. Constructed of yellow firebrick the wall includes a number of drainage holes and a rectangular opening near the base which maybe for the chute associated with the pit entrance. Wall appears to be a retaining wall against the steep bank. Does not appear on any of the historic OS maps. Date is uncertain but structure contains "Cowen M" bricks indicating that it was constructed after 1926.

Easting:
1706

Northing:
6251

Grid Reference:
NZ17066251

Lats/Lons:

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