English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4294
DAY1
27
District
Newcastle
Easting
1897
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 62
Northing
6463
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Lemington
Description
Mine shaft visible on aerial photograph of 1946. Lies 100m north--west of another shaft (HER 4294).
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Mine shaft visible on aerial photograph of 1946. Lies 100m north--west of another shaft (HER 4294).
Site Name
Lemington, mine shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
11495
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1435879); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5233 15-Apr-1946
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Newcastle
Easting
190
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Recreational Usage
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 64
Northing
645
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Denton Burn
Description
Ridge and furrow of probable Post Medieval date, two small areas - one beside Dumpling Hall and the other 500m further east of the western side of Denton Dene. Site now levelled.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Ridge and furrow of probable Post Medieval date, two small areas - one beside Dumpling Hall and the other 500m further east of the western side of Denton Dene. Site now levelled.
Site Name
Denton Burn, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
11494
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436054); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5233 15-Apr-1946
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Newcastle
Easting
1995
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Recreational Usage
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 61
Northing
6440
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Denton Burn
Description
WW2 barrage balloon site just to the west of Denton Dene. Formed of four concentric rings of mooring posts with an overall diameter of 52m. Probably two associated building platforms to the north-east. The site has since been levelled.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
Second World War barrage balloon site just to the west of Denton Dene. Formed of four concentric rings of mooring posts with an overall diameter of 52m. Probably two associated building platforms to the north-east. The site has since been levelled.
Site Name
Denton Burn, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11493
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1435872); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5233 15-APR-1946
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
1995
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Recreational Usage
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 59
Northing
6223
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Swalwell
Description
WW2 barrage balloon site. Three concentric rings of mooring posts with a maximum diameter of 56m. Site lay to the east of the River Derwent between Hexham Road and the railway line.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
Second World War barrage balloon site. Three concentric rings of mooring posts with a maximum diameter of 56m. Site lay to the east of the River Derwent between Hexham Road and the railway line.
Site Name
Swalwell, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11492
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1435834); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5259 15-APR-1946 and RAF FNO/129 1093 01-SEP-1942
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
1995
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 66
Northing
6337
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Blaydon
Description
WW2 barrage balloon site immediately south of the River Tyne and south-east of Scotswood Bridge. It consisted of four concentric rings of posts with a maximum diameter of 50m. The platforms of three probably associated buildings lay just to the south-east of the mooring point. The site has been destroyed by development.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
Second World War barrage balloon site immediately south of the River Tyne and south-east of Scotswood Bridge. It consisted of four concentric rings of posts with a maximum diameter of 50m. The platforms of three probably associated buildings lay just to the south-east of the mooring point. The site has been destroyed by development.
Site Name
Blaydon, barrage balloon site
Site Type: Specific
Barrage Balloon Site
HER Number
11491
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1435857); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5256 15-APR-1946 and RAF/FNO/129 1093 01-SEP-1942
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
172
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 66
Northing
625
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Blaydon
Description
Narrow ridge and furrow of Post Medieval date mapped from aerial photographs of 1946 and 1947. Some has been destroyed by development, other earthworks have been levelled.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Narrow ridge and furrow of Post Medieval date mapped from aerial photographs of 1946 and 1947. Some has been destroyed by development, other earthworks have been levelled.
Site Name
Blaydon, narrow ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Narrow Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
11490
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436068); Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/UK/1193 3314 27-FEB-1946 AND RAF CPE/UK/2352 3209, 3214 04-OCT-1947
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
1782
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 65
Northing
6331
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Blaydon Burn
Description
Ridge and furrow of Medieval or Post Medieval date mapped from aerial photographs of 1946. Some earthworks have been destroyed by later developments, others near the south bank of the River Tyne have been levelled.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Ridge and furrow of Medieval or Post Medieval date mapped from aerial photographs of 1946. Some earthworks have been destroyed by later developments, others near the south bank of the River Tyne have been levelled.
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
11489
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436066); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5236 15-Apr-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1193 4315 27-Feb-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1193 4240 27-Feb-1946
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
1741
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 16 SE 67
Northing
6337
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Blaydon Burn
Description
Lazy beds of probable post medieval date were mapped from aerial photographs of 1954. The remains have probably been levelled.
Site Type: Broad
Lazy Beds
SITEDESC
Lazy beds of probable post medieval date were mapped from aerial photographs of 1954. The remains have probably been levelled.
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, lazy beds
Site Type: Specific
Lazy Beds
HER Number
11488
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436070); Aerial Photograph RAF 58/1581 0061 27-Sep-1954
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
11486
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
1718
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6462
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Ryton
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition of 1919.
Site Type: Broad
Sports Building
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition of 1919.
Site Name
Ryton Haugh, race course, grandstand
Site Type: Specific
Grandstand
HER Number
11487
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey Third Edition Map, 1919
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
11487
DAY1
27
District
Gateshead
Easting
1732
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6439
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Ryton
Description
Horse racing began in Blaydon in 1811, along the quayside. Racing ceased here in 1835 when the railway station opened. From 1861 until 1865 the races were held on Dent's Meadow island in the River Tyne (HER 11552). Horses were walked across to the island from Lemington. Spectators crossed from Blaydon on a bridge made of barges. The song 'Blaydon Races' was written by George 'Geordie' Ridley in 1862. The song mentions the Blaydon bellman, John Brown. He lived in Wesley Place. He died in 1901 aged 82 and is buried in Blaydon cemetery. The races were transferred to their final site, on Stella Haughs in 1887. Racing ceased after the 1916 meeting, when a riot broke out following the disqualification of the favourite. Stella South Power Station was eventually built on the site (now Riverside Crescent housing estate). William Irving's painting 'The Blaydon Races' was unveiled in 1903. It is on display at Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead, having been bought at auction in 2002. A brown plaque on a brick plinth beside Stella Road faces north over the site of the racecourse. The plaque used to be on the Blaydon Races Hotel which stood nearby.
Site Type: Broad
Racing Sports Site
SITEDESC
Horse racing began in Blaydon in 1811, along the quayside. Racing ceased here in 1835 when the railway station opened. From 1861 until 1865 the races were held on Dent's Meadow island in the River Tyne (HER 11552). Horses were walked across to the island from Lemington. Spectators crossed from Blaydon on a bridge made of barges. The song 'Blaydon Races' was written by George 'Geordie' Ridley in 1862. The song mentions the Blaydon bellman, John Brown. He lived in Wesley Place. He died in 1901 aged 82 and is buried in Blaydon cemetery. The races were transferred to their final site, on Stella Haughs in 1887. Racing ceased after the 1916 meeting, when a riot broke out following the disqualification of the favourite. Stella South Power Station was eventually built on the site (now Riverside Crescent housing estate). William Irving's painting 'The Blaydon Races' was unveiled in 1903. It is on display at Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead, having been bought at auction in 2002. A brown plaque on a brick plinth beside Stella Road faces north over the site of the racecourse. The plaque used to be on the Blaydon Races Hotel which stood nearby.
Site Name
Ryton Haugh, Blaydon Race Course
Site Type: Specific
Racecourse
HER Number
11486
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map, 1890; N.G. Rippeth, 1990, Blaydon in old picture postcards; Pearson, Lynn, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, 12-13
YEAR1
2008