Newgate Street, tannery

HER Number

7817

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Newgate Street, tannery

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Leather Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Tannery

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A tannery is shown on this site on 19th century maps. The remains of 4 tanning pits and associated features including a wooden drainage pipe were located during excavations in 1997.

Easting

424540

Northing

564250

Grid Reference

NZ424540564250

Sources

AOC Archaeology Ltd., 1997, AN Archaeological Evaluation at Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Unpublished report for Land Securities Properties Ltd. (T&W HER 1997 Box 15/29)