Sandyford Lane, Barras Bridge cabinet factory

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

Sources

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