Albert Brewery, Westmoreland Lane
Albert Brewery, Westmoreland Lane
HER Number
11091
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Albert Brewery, Westmoreland Lane
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Robert Stafford Stevenson ran the Albert Brewery from around 1847 until the mid 1850s. The brewery stood close to the cattle market and was had four dwelling rooms. It could produce 20 half-barrels of beer per brewing.
Easting
424200
Northing
563700
Grid Reference
NZ424200563700
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 58