Byker Ropery.

Lawson Main Pit (Coal).

This quarry on the north side of Hadrian’s Wall is marked as ‘old’ on the1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was disused by 1859. However, it had re-opened on a larger scale by the time of the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, where it is marked as Lawson Main Quarry. It is also marked on the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey plan of 1916, by which time it appears to have expanded slightly. Demolished by 1942. An evaluation of three trenches was conducted by ASUD in 2015. A post-medieval track/route-way was found - it is unclear if this was connected to the colliery.

A Windmill. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895.

Heaton Station, on the North Eastern Railway. On the 2nd edition OS mapping, this station appears to have been replaced by another to the west of Heaton Park Road (HER 4345). This first station comprised only of a wooden booking cabin. The platforms were open to the elements. The first train passed Heaton on 18th June 1839 to North Shields, conveying Richard Spoor Esq. of Sunderland, John Fife Esq., the Mayor of Newcastle and a number of ladies and gentlemen of the district who had been invited by the Newcastle and North Shields Railway to take part in the opening ceremony. A new station was built in 1887.

A Brick and Tile Works, with a Clay Mill {1}. The brick works began production some time after Joseph Grey bought the land for it from John Lawson in 1839. It seems to have been in continuous production from circa 1840 to 1906, trading initially as J. Grey, then in 1853 Robert Grey, and from 1859 Grey Brothers. Davidson 1986 "Brickworks of the North-East" contains an illustration of an early steam-driven pug mill in use at the site in 1857, which can be identified with the circular feature marked "Clay Mill" on the 1858 OS map. The brick works had its own railway siding, connected to the main railway network, as well as road access. Ward's Directory of 1859/60 shows the Grey Brothers were also Builders and Timber Merchants, with their own saw mill on Stowell Street {2}.

Ouseburn Bridge. A modern minor road bridge has replaced the important main crossing for the turnpike road from Newcastle to North Shields (HER 1191). The previous bridge probably dated from the mid 18th century. Shown as "New Bridge" on Charles Hutton's 1772 map.

A Brickfield, with what appear to be clay pits. This is probably out of use by 1895, as it is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping. The location of the brickworks associated with the brickfield is uncertain. The field was probably only used for the extraction of clay for manufacturing of bricks. A windmill to the west of Stepney Bank was used to drive a pump or pug mill for the brickyard. The most prominent brickmaker of the period was Samuel Carr of Red Barns, last recorded in directories of 1841. His works were at the top of Stepney Bank. This was probably his brickfield. A watching brief in 2015 revealed that the north-west corner of the brickfield at Coquet Street had been used for clay extraction and then infilled with pottery and kiln waste in the 1860s and 70s before being levelled and built upon.

A Clay Pit. This was probably out of use by 1895, as it is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping.

A Ballast Hill created by ballast brought into the Ouseburn by empty boats, and off-loaded when they collected their cargo. William Gray describes the ballast hills in his "Chorographia" of Newcastle in 1649. The material was burnt for lime. Many ships coming to the Tyne to load coal entered the river 'light' or 'in ballast'. This means that no cargo was being carried. In the absence of cargo, the ballast gives the vessel stability. Ships returning from London coal voyages often carried shingle or chalk as ballast. Sand and other materials were also used. Over the centuries, great hills of ballast grew along both banks of the Tyne. There were substantial ballast hills near Bill Point Walker, Willington Quay, Hebburn, Jarrow and North and South Shields. Ships were charged fees to unload their ballast. By the early 1820s this was about 20p per ton. To avoid the fee some masters resorted to the dangerous act of discharging ballast before entering harbour. One estimate suggests that some 20% of all imported ballast ended up in the river, risking the Tyne silting up.