Hexham Road, Lead Houses
Hexham Road, Lead Houses
HER Number
1966
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Hexham Road, Lead Houses
Place
Throckley
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Lead Working Site
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Buildings at the junction of Drove Road and the Military Road were known as 'Lead House' by 1858, when they appear on the first edition Ordnance Survey plan, and were apparently store houses for the Langley Lead Company. The crossroads is captioned 'Lead gate' on the county maps of Greenwood and Fryer in the 1820s.
Easting
415020
Northing
566880
Grid Reference
NZ415020566880
Sources
<< HER 1966 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Throckley Middle School, Hexham Road, Throckley Archaeological Assessment
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1858; Geotge Walton, 1994, Bygone Throckley
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1858; Geotge Walton, 1994, Bygone Throckley