Percy Iron Works

HER Number:
1595

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Percy Iron Works

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Iron Works

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The Percy Iron Works date from the first half of the 19th century. The L-shaped block with slate roof and part of the workshop in the north-west corner of the site to the rear of 91-95 Percy Street were remnants of the iron works, but had no apparent features relating them specifically to this industry. The buildings were demolished circa 1988.

Easting:
424650

Northing:
564730

Grid Reference:
NZ424650564730

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1595 >> Pers comm. I. Ayris, 1987, Rear of 91-95 Percy Street