Sandyford Lane, Barras Bridge cabinet factory

Tyne and Wear HER(6256): Sandyford Lane, Barras Bridge cabinet factory - Details

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HER Number:
6256

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Sandyford Lane, Barras Bridge cabinet factory

Place:
Sandyford

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Wood Processing Site

Site Type: Specific:
Carpenters Workshop

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Named as cabinet factory on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map. This was the manufactory of T. J. Sopwith. The business commenced in 1769. The Laing Art Gallery holds a print of the works by John Storey, Junior of 1844.

Easting:
425020

Northing:
565100

Grid Reference:
NZ425020565100

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map; F. Graham, 1976, Historic Newcastle, p 43

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