Byker, Manure Works

HER Number:
4339

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, Manure Works

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Chemical Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Fertilizer Works

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This Manure Works is shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 1st edition plan, indicating that it was built after 1858.

Easting:
426660

Northing:
563920

Grid Reference:
NZ426660563920

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4339 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97, NE; Watson, R. 2018. Giants on the Quayside, Spiller's Quay, Newcastle upon Tyne, archaeological evaluation and monitoring, Archaeological Services Durham University, HER4856