New Bridge Street, well

New Bridge Street, well

HER Number
16584
District
Newcastle
Site Name
New Bridge Street, well
Place
Shieldfield
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
Site Type: Specific
Well
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Well encountered during demolition and ground investigation work between 113 and 115 New Bridge Street (originally 12 and 13 Ridley Villas). The well measured 1.2 m in diameter and was at least 3.5m deep. An iron lintel set N-S across the centre of the well close to the surface supported a brick party wall above. The lintel may have been a later insertion. Oliver's map of 1830 suggests that the well was positioned just outside or just inside the rear north wall of the property a feature common to some of the villas. The well was capped when it went out of use - presumably when the buildings were supplied with water.
Easting
425600
Northing
564520
Grid Reference
NZ425600564520
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2010, 95-113 New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Watching Brief