Blaydon Burn, tail race

HER Number:
8435

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, tail race

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mill Race

Site Type: Specific:
Tail Race

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on an undated plan (c.1830), carrying water away from the mill wheel, this ran for c.180m from Fenwick's/Haggerstone's Mill to rejoin the Burn at the mill dam serving Path Head Mill (HER 3423). By 1858 the tailrace had been shortened, joining the Burn some 120m north of the mill, and by 1896 it had disappeared. There are no visible remains.

Easting:
1717

Northing:
6290

Grid Reference:
NZ17176290

Lats/Lons:

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