South Shore, Pot House

HER Number

5607

District

Gateshead

Site Name

South Shore, Pot House

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Pottery Manufacturing Site

Site Type: Specific

Pottery Works

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Shown on a plan of 1748. By the 18th century there were several potteries in Gateshead. In 1757 William Hillcoat and Joseph Warburton had a pottery at South Shore.

Easting

426180

Northing

563900

Grid Reference

NZ426180563900

Sources

<< HER 5607 >> Plan - ref. C188