Elswick, Quay

HER Number

4907

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Elswick, Quay

Place

Elswick

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Landing Point

Site Type: Specific

Quay

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A quay is shown at this location in 1771 and may have been established much earlier. It was therefore in existence before the establishment of the leadworks (HER ref. 4116), and appears to be the quay leased by the lead works in 1784. The quay was destroyed or buried by land reclamation when the edge of the river was reclaimed between 1827 and 1844.

Easting

424390

Northing

563170

Grid Reference

NZ424390563170

Sources

<< HER 4907 >> Northern Archaeological Associates, 2000, Elswick Lead Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment