Broad Chare

HER Number:
6638

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Broad Chare

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
le Bradechare (1346), Brad Cher (1366), Brodechere (1378), Bradchare (1430), le Bradchare (1451), le Brodchear (1520), Brode Chaire (1558). Off Broad Chare was Stonye Hyll (1562).

Easting:
425350

Northing:
564030

Grid Reference:
NZ425350564030

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
B. Harbottle and P. Clack, 1976, Newcastle Upon Tyne - Archaeology and Development in D.W. Harding (ed), 1976, Archaeology in the North; Newcastle upon Tyne City Libraries and Art, 1992, Whats in a Name? Some Newcastle street names explained; C. O' Brien, L. Brown, S. Dixon, L. Donel, L. Gidney, J.P Huntley, R. Nicholson and P. Walton, 1989, Excavations at Newcastle Quayside: the Crown Courts'; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 123; Newcastle upon Tyne City Libraries & Arts, 1984, Gone…But not Forgotten 7 - Shops and Shopping, 17