New Bridge Street, New Bridge Chambers

HER Number:
13616

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
New Bridge Street, New Bridge Chambers

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Commercial Office

Site Type: Specific:
Commercial Office

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Shown on an insurance plan of Newcastle dated 1887. Site now occupied by Watson House and Norham House (HER 12901). The chambers were numbered nos. 2 to 34 and the block included numbers 1 to 11 Pilgrim Street. The chambers included offices, studios, a tailor (chambers 20-24), furniture warehouse (7 Pilgrim St), cycle sundries warehouse (2 Erick St) and a restaurant (9 and 11 Pilgrim St).

Easting:
424990

Northing:
564470

Grid Reference:
NZ424990564470

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle April 1887; Photo in Newcastle City Libraries, 1985, Gone but not forgotten 4 -Newcastle between the Wars, 3