English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6576
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
425200
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563830
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
Several large ballista balls were found during alterations of the Exchange on Sandhill. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Directors of the Newcastle Exchange in 1899.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
Several large ballista balls were found during alterations of the Exchange on Sandhill. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Directors of the Newcastle Exchange in 1899.
Site Name
Sandhill, ballista balls
Site Type: Specific
Ballista Ball
HER Number
6588
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol VIII (1899), p 133.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6574, 1500
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
425600
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
Civil War
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Silver
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Newcastle
Description
Spear head, inlaid with silver, Italian 17th century. Found whilst excavating a cellar at Sandgate. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Robert Brooks, Esq in 1884.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
Spear head, inlaid with silver, Italian C17. Found whilst excavating a cellar at Sandgate. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Robert Brooks, Esq in 1884.
Site Name
Sandgate, spear head
Site Type: Specific
Spearhead
HER Number
6587
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 1, 1:27 (1884), p 332.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424900
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Oak
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563600
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Newcastle
Description
Oak treasure chest, bound with interlaced and decorated iron work with spring lock and hasp padlock. Ends and sides covered with plain interlaced flat bands. Bow wider at one end than the other. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Miss Hoyle of Leazes Terrace in 1901.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
Oak treasure chest, bound with interlaced and decorated iron work with spring lock and hasp padlock. Ends and sides covered with plain interlaced flat bands. Bow wider at one end than the other. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Miss Hoyle of Leazes Terrace in 1901.
Site Name
The Close, oak treasure chest
Site Type: Specific
Chest
HER Number
6586
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1901, Series 2, Vol XXIV, xvii; Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne X
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569, 6615
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563660
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
Four rat-tailed spoons, c.1728. Maker's mark for Robert Makepeace. A castle is engraved into the end of the spoons. A punch ladle also 1728 and three fronged forks c.1790, maker's mark for John Mitchison, 6.5 inches long, all formerly belonging to the Mansion House, were sold at dispersal of the Mansion House plate.
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
SITEDESC
Four rat-tailed spoons, c.1728. Maker's mark for Robert Makepeace. A castle is engraved into the end of the spoons. A punch ladle also 1728 and three pronged forks c.1790, maker's mark for John Mitchison, 6.5 inches long, all formerly belonging to the Mansion House, were sold at dispersal of the Mansion House plate.
Site Name
Mansion House, four spoons
Site Type: Specific
Spoon
HER Number
6585
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1899, Series 2, Vol XXI, p 45.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569, 6615
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Ceramic
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563660
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Newcastle
Description
Fragments of a red pottery medieval water pot covered with green glaze were found in the Mansion House. The pot was 5.5 inches high, with a globular body, almost 5 inches in diameter with a short neck, expanding to form a handle. There were nine holes in the base.
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
SITEDESC
Fragments of a red pottery medieval water pot covered with green glaze were found in the Mansion House. The pot was 5.5 inches high, with a globular body, almost 5 inches in diameter with a short neck, expanding to form a handle. There were nine holes in the base.
Site Name
Mansion House, water pot
Site Type: Specific
Sherd
HER Number
6584
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 4, Vol IV (1931), p 292.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569, 6615
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563660
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Newcastle
Description
A carving knife and fork from the Mansion House, with buckhorn handles terminating in heads of seahorses was found in circa 1905. The knife was 20.25 inches long and the fork 14.5 inches long.
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
SITEDESC
A carving knife and fork from the Mansion House, with buckhorn handles terminating in heads of seahorses was found in circa 1905. The knife was 20.25 inches long and the fork 14.5 inches long.
Site Name
Mansion House, carving knife and fork
Site Type: Specific
Cutlery
HER Number
6583
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 3, Vol I (1905), p 138.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
Crossref
6569
DAY1
07
DAY2
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
424784
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563518
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Newcastle
Description
A large stone coffin was revealed in 1902 whilst digging the foundations of the new power house of Newcastle and District Electric and Light Company in The Close, on the former site of Messrs A. Hood and Co's sawmill. There was a cylindrical recess for the head, 9 inches in diameter. Length of coffin was 67.5 inches with a maximum width at the shoulders of 18 inches and 12 inches at the foot. 12 inches deep throughout. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Messrs J and W Lawry in 1902.
Site Type: Broad
Coffin
SITEDESC
A large stone coffin was revealed in 1902 whilst digging the foundations of the new power house of Newcastle and District Electric and Light Company in The Close, on the former site of Messrs A. Hood and Co's sawmill. There was a cylindrical recess for the head, 9 inches in diameter. Length of coffin was 67.5 inches with a maximum width at the shoulders of 18 inches and 12 inches at the foot. 12 inches deep throughout. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Messrs J and W Lawry in 1902.
Site Name
The Close, stone coffin
Site Type: Specific
Coffin
HER Number
6582
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol X (1902), pp 118-9.
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2021
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569, 6615
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563660
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Newcastle
Description
A large iron key from the Mansion House was doanted to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Mr Charles Johnson in 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
SITEDESC
A large iron key from the Mansion House was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Mr Charles Johnson in 1897.
Site Name
Mansion House, iron key
Site Type: Specific
Key (Locking)
HER Number
6581
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol VII (1897), p 2.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569, 6615
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563660
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Newcastle
Description
A metal fire back from the Mansion House was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Messrs Dinning and Cooke in 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
SITEDESC
A metal fire back from the Mansion House was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Messrs Dinning and Cooke in 1897.
Site Name
Mansion House, metal fire back
Site Type: Specific
Fireback
HER Number
6580
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol VII (1897), p 289.
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6569, 6615
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Ceramic
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563660
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Newcastle
Description
A blue "spode" plate of classic design with the arms and motto of Newcastle in the centre, from the Mansion House, was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Sir Gainford Bruce and co-trustees of the late Dr Bruce in 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
SITEDESC
A blue "spode" plate of classic design with the arms and motto of Newcastle in the centre, from the Mansion House, was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne by Sir Gainford Bruce and co-trustees of the late Dr Bruce in 1895.
Site Name
Mansion House, blue spode plate
Site Type: Specific
Dish
HER Number
6579
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol VI (1895), p32.
YEAR1
2005