Flint Glass Works

Flint Glass Works

HER Number
4891
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Flint Glass Works
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Glassmaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Glass Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
These works are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of c.1855. By the time of the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan of 1894, the plot has been taken over by 'Forth Banks West Factory (Engineering)'.
Easting
424430
Northing
563320
Grid Reference
NZ424430563320
Sources
<< HER 4891 >> Tyne and Wear Museums Service, 2000, Pottery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1879, 25 inch scale
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1894