Walker, Windmill
Walker, Windmill
HER Number
4186
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Walker, Windmill
Place
Walker
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Windmill
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The windmill and a house and stable were built on the north-western corner of a field called 'Butcher Close' by John Rennoldson. The lease was first granted in 1808 and renewed for a further 21 years in 1828. Walker Mill (Corn) appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, so was probably out of use by 1895.
Easting
428860
Northing
565750
Grid Reference
NZ428860565750
Sources
<< HER 4186 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98
J.C. Day, 1965, A Preliminary Survey of Newcastle Windmills, p 67
W. Muncaster, 2003, Miller's Dene Recreation Ground, Walker, Newcastle, Archaeological Assessment
J.C. Day, 1965, A Preliminary Survey of Newcastle Windmills, p 67
W. Muncaster, 2003, Miller's Dene Recreation Ground, Walker, Newcastle, Archaeological Assessment