Bishopwearmouth, Bishopwearmouth Iron Works

HER Number:
2825

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Bishopwearmouth Iron Works

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Smelting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Iron Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the Bishopwearmouth Iron Works on this site.

Easting:
3888

Northing:
5698

Grid Reference:
NZ38885698

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2825 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; The Industrial Resources of the District of the Three Northern Rivers, The Tyne, Wear and Tees including the reports on the local manufacturers read before The British Association in 1863 (edited by Sir W.G. Armstrong, I. Lowthian Bell, John Taylor and Dr Richardson, 1864).