Cut Bank, glasswork flues

HER Number

9956

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Cut Bank, glasswork flues

Place

Ouseburn

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Furnace

Site Type: Specific

Glass Furnace

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

These remains of a brick furnace reflect the importance of the Ouseburn glass industry. More accurately they are five flue arches belonging to the former Liddell-Henzell Bottle Works, which was founded in the 19th Century. The works were situated next to the Cut Bank Bridge over the Ouseburn. LOCAL LIST

Easting

426340

Northing

564350

Grid Reference

NZ426340564350

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document