St. John's Leather Works, Falconar Street
St. John's Leather Works, Falconar Street
HER Number
10362
District
Newcastle
Site Name
St. John's Leather Works, Falconar Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Leather Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Leather Factory
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
St Johns Works hown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Replaced an earlier building (tannery?) and later an oil cloth factory. Demolished c.1860s.
Easting
424640
Northing
564090
Grid Reference
NZ424640564090
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Simpson & Brown Architects, 2009, Newgate Centre & 67 Clayton Street - Heritage Assessment; TWAS, Elevations of St John's Works