Elswick, Lead Works Hydraulic Power Site

HER Number:
4902

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Lead Works Hydraulic Power Site

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Hydraulic Engine House

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
This building was referred to as the power house on a site plan of 1955, but it is not clear whether it housed a hydraulic engine or was a hydraulic pumping house. It appears likely to have been a source of hydraulic power for powering presses etc, in the pipe mill (HER ref. 4901) on the site. The structure was built between 1914 and 1940, relatively late for the use of hydraulic power, and consists of four stories, all presently unused. The lower floors have been unused since before 1955 and may contain the remains of hydraulic machinery.

Easting:
424160

Northing:
563040

Grid Reference:
NZ424160563040

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4902 >> Northern Archaeological Associates, 2000, Elswick Lead Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment