City Road, well

HER Number

16479

District

Newcastle

Site Name

City Road, well

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

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

Physical Evidence

Description

A red brick lined well was located in an evaluation trench on the former Tyne Tees TV Centre site c.1.4m bgl. During the same excavation red brick walls were also found. It was concluded that the well and the walls related to 19th-early 20th century warehouse buildings which once stood on the site.

Easting

425900

Northing

564200

Grid Reference

NZ425900564200

Sources

NP Archaeology Ltd., 2012, Former Tyne Tees TV Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation