Blaydon Burn, quay

HER Number:
8467

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, quay

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Landing Point

Site Type: Specific:
Quay

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The eastern side of the Burn was revetted, and is marked as ‘Quay’ on the 1828 Enclosure plan, the lower part of the Burn being navigable to small craft until construction of the railway in 1834. The Burn at this point is culverted and heavily overgrown, and surviving traces of the quay wall are concealed with the possible exception of a short section of sandstone rubble and firebrick walling close to the railway bridge.

Easting:
1809

Northing:
6358

Grid Reference:
NZ18096358

Lats/Lons:

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