Tyne and Wear HER(13320): Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well - Details
13320
Gateshead
Wrekenton, Springfield Avenue, Hazlitt Well
Wrekenton
NZ25NE
Water Supply and Drainage
Water Storage Site
Well
Post Medieval
C18
Structure
The Hazlitt Well near the juntion of Springfield Avenue and Rockcliffe Way was named after a robber Robert Hazlitt (real name Hudson). He was caught stealing post bags and was hanged in Durham on 18 September 1770. He had been a highwayman in London.
2743
5850
NZ27435850
Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 15