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.

Ropery Bank. No ropery is shown on the 1st edition OS mapping, The name Ropery Banks indicates the site of the former St Anne's Ropery of Joseph Crawhill, which is shown as a ropewalk on Corbridge's 1725 map of Newcastle. It was referred to as "Sandgate Ropery" in a lease of 1 July 1725. The ropery was leased to John Pembroke in July 1731. It included a tarrhouse, storehouse and washhouse. By 1764 one or more cottages had been erected at the east end of the ropeworks. In 1765 William Cramlington leased the site for 21 years. The lease in 1811 of a house on the West Ballast Hills, on which the ropery was built, to a "wire worker" may indicate that the works had moved into the production of wire ropes. The lease of the ropery was acquired by Joseph Crawhall in July 1825. Crawhall, born in 1793, came to Newcastle in 1809 as apprentice rope maker to Alderman Smith of St Peters. By the 1820s he had become part of the local elite. In the 1820s the Crawhall family moved from West House in Walker to St Ann's House next to the rope works. The house and garden are shown on a painting of 1827 by J W Carmichael. Crawhall built a rope shaped tower at his ropeworks … "a curious chimney, in form like a gigantic rope's end turned into stone… It was well known by sailors all over the world". The chimney was dismantled stone by stone in 1961 because it was in dangerous condition. Crawhall was elected Sheriff in 1846 and Mayor in 1849. He died in 1853. The ropeworks remained in the family until the late C19. 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map of 1898 shows St Ann's Wire Rope and Brattice Cloth Works and the Tyne Wire Works on the site. The house later became Ouseburn Police Station and then an engineering works. Crawhall's son, also called Joseph became a famous engraver and artist. The Crawhall family lived in St. Ann's House on the New Road next to the ropery. The entrance from the ropery to the house was a whale's jawbone. In 1835 JW Carmichael painted a watercolour from the garden of the house towards Newcastle. The house later became Ouseburn Police Station, then an engineering works. It was demolished in 1992.

Middle Pit and spoil heap are shown on the 1st edition OS. It is marked as Disused on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895. This is presumably Heaton Colliery C Pit which was opened in 1805. Twelve properties existed around the Middle Pit but the 1841 census only recorded 5 properties as used by colliers.

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

Heaton Banks Colliery opened in 1736 and closed 1745. Heaton Main Colliery opened 1792. It was at the cutting edge of technical development and dominated the economy of the area. There were many associated pits to do with both collieries. C (HER 4151), D & E Pit (HER 4031) were opened in the early 19th century. In March 1802 a detailed examination of the colliery revealed that the largest proportion (90.5%) of Heaton's producation was for the lucrative seacole trade. The average was 30,000 chaldrons. The principal viewer in 1807 was John Buddle. At least two tragic accidents are recorded in 1812-5. On 3rd May 1815 old abandoned workings at Heaton Banks flooded and broke through into Heaton Pit. Whilst 30 men escaped, 75 men and boys were trapped in a blocked off tunnel. Three boys were aged seven or under. It took nine months to drain the mine and by the time they were reached in January 1816 they had starved to death or succumbed to the "foul air". They had, for a time lived off one of the two horses who had been trapped with them. The remains of 59 men and boys were laid to rest at St. Peter's Churchyard, Wallsend. At a later date the nearby spinney (former High Pit or E Pit) was planted in commemoration of the disaster, a tree for each life lost (see HER 4031). In 1868 Louis Simonin drew an etching called 'The Heaton flooding of 1815'. The Heaton Colliery workshorce in 1842 was 315 underground and 176 surface. 1841 census shows only 45 miners were reisdent in Heaton. Closed 1852 marking the end of Heaton as a major centre of mining.

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