Robson's Factory

Robson's Factory

HER Number

5668

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Robson's Factory

Place

Spital Tongues

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Industrial Building

Site Type: Specific

Factory

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Factory which made interiors for ships, including the Mauretania. Robson's were cabinet makers and upholsterers. Now demolished.

Easting

424000

Northing

565400

Grid Reference

NZ424000565400

Sources

<< HER 5668 >> Pers. Comm. I. Ayris, 2004