Hetton-le-Hole, North Road, Bog Row, smithy

HER Number:
1758

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hetton-le-Hole, North Road, Bog Row, smithy

Place:
Hetton-le-Hole

Map Sheet:
NZ34NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Workers Workshop

Site Type: Specific:
Blacksmiths Workshop

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Blacksmith's shop. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone and brick. Pantiled roof. 1 storey. Dutch door left. Yorkshire sliding sash with vertical glazing bars and external shutters. Low offshoot to rear. One end brick chimney. Interior – a complete working smithy with hood and fire and anvil. It provides a connection to the pre industrial agricultural past of Hetton and surrounding areas. Most surviving smithies date from the mid-late 19th century so this example is exceptional as it is thought to date from the 1790s. It contains an historical collection of blacksmithing tools and products. The building was restored in 2014 and was in the final 4 shortlist for the best rescue of a historic, industrial building in the 2014 English Heritage Angel Awards.

Easting:
3503

Northing:
4719

Grid Reference:
NZ35034719

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1758 >> Tyne and Wear Joint Conservation Team, 1975, Card Index of Industrial Sites First District Extract List; Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/12; Beaumont, D, 2014, 'Restored blacksmith's shortlisted for English Heritage Angel Awards' in Conservation Heritage Journal, Issue 5, Vol 1, p9-12; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas