Tyne and Wear HER(16197): Bishopwearmouth, Hind Bridge - Details
16197
Sunderland
Bishopwearmouth, Hind Bridge
Bishopwearmouth
NZ35NE
Transport
Bridge
Road Bridge
Medieval
Documentary Evidence
A stone bridge shown on Rain's Eye Plan carried the main route to Newcastle over the Howle-Eile Burn. The bridge was known as Hind's Bridge due to its use by farm workers, was situated between the present Hind Street and Silksworth Row. The bridge bore an inscription of 1649, which corresponds with the date of a highways award in Bishopwearmouth. This was probably a rebuild date.
39202
56900
NZ3920256900
The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2012, Former Gas Board Offices, Hind Street, Sunderland, Archaeological Assessment and Buildings Recording; Rain's Eye Plan of Sunderland, 1785