39 High Bridge, well

HER Number:
13621

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
39 High Bridge, well

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A well, around 5 feet in diameter and lined with stone blocks, had been found in the rear yard of Ward's Buildings. The well was filled in and covered by the foundations of a lift shaft.

Easting:
424874

Northing:
564217

Grid Reference:
NZ424874564217

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
A. Ian Buchanan, 1971, A Well, High Bridge, Newcastle, in Archaeological Newsbulletin for Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland, No. 12, Sept 1971, page 16