Oyston's (Alderson's) Brick Field

HER Number

2382

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Oyston's (Alderson's) Brick Field

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific

Brickfield

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows the location of Oyston's Brick Field. Built over by 1897.

Easting

436450

Northing

567010

Grid Reference

NZ436450567010

Sources

<< HER 2382 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4; Prospect Archaeology, 2015, South Shields Masterplan - Archaeological Assessment