Brown Kiln/New Flax Mill Public House
Brown Kiln/New Flax Mill Public House
HER Number
15841
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Brown Kiln/New Flax Mill Public House
Place
Ouseburn
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The Brown Kiln was renamed the New Flax Mill in the late 1840s when John Dobson's new mill opened nearby. It closed in 1873.
Easting
426213
Northing
564489
Grid Reference
NZ426213564489
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 28