Blaydon Burn, culvert mouth and weir

HER Number:
8454

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, culvert mouth and weir

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Regulation Installation

Site Type: Specific:
Culvert

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Shown on the 2nd edition OS of 1896, and part of the expansion of Cowen’s Low Yard in the second half of the 19th century involving culverting the Burn. The visible remains include a brick-arch of white Lily firebricks (Plate 88). The Burn is canalised in its approach with concrete revetments and a weir of railway lines to break the force of the water.

Easting:
1793

Northing:
6347

Grid Reference:
NZ17936347

Lats/Lons:

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