Blaydon Burn, weir

HER Number:
8445

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, weir

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Water Power Production Site

Site Type: Specific:
Weir

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
First appears on the 3rd edition OS map (1914) which shows a weir and various adjacent structures to the southeast of the waggonway bridge. The weir is constructed of brickand concrete and runs diagionally across the Burn just downstream from the bridge (Plate 69). Just upstream of the weir are the remains of a red brick abutment (Plate 70) present on both sides of the Burn. A set of four iron girders (sawn off) can be seen protuding from the face of the red brick wall on the south bank. The 3rd and 4th edition OS maps show a structure spanning across the river at this point which may account for the location of the weir, however, the function of this building is unclear. The building appears to have undergone numerous extentions and modifications evident in the surrounding brickwork.

Easting:
1745

Northing:
6323

Grid Reference:
NZ17456323

Lats/Lons:

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