Groat Market, Pold Hall
Groat Market, Pold Hall
HER Number
6678
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Groat Market, Pold Hall
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Town House
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Building known only from documentary references from late 14th century and early 15th century. In 1392, Adam Tang, burgess, conveys to his wife Alice, the Poldhall… which extends from Melemarketgate to Westgate. In 1397 Thomas Robson, chaplain of Newcastle, gave the Polled Hall to William de Hoton of Brandon. In 1406 William de Hoton to Master John Payt, clerk, a tenement known as Poldhall.
Easting
424800
Northing
564000
Grid Reference
NZ424800564000
Sources
A.M. Oliver, 1924, Early Newcastle Deeds, Surtees Society 137