Anglo-Swedish Engineering Works

HER Number:
16826

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Anglo-Swedish Engineering Works

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Engineering Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Electrical Engineering Works

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The Anglo-Swedish Works (Electric Welding) was opened in May 1912. The works were restructured several times the latest reorganisation took place in the 1970s. The area was cleared in the 1980s but one of the more recent buildings (1940s?) survived until 2011.

Easting:
427140

Northing:
563500

Grid Reference:
NZ427140563500

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Anglo-Swedish Engineering Ltd. Glasshouse Street, Byker - Archaeological Assessment;