There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Peacock Chare is today Customs House Yard. Not a thoroughfare. After Custom House was moved to its present site, a new Peacock Inn was established on the east side of Trinity Chare.

The Quayside plateau has its origin in an episode of land reclamation in the 13th century. By the end of that century the arrangement of streets had been established and to a great extent that arrangement still survives. Buildings have been replaced at intervals on the same sites since the first houses of the 13th century. Presevation of 13th century buildings below ground is exceptionally good, with walls surviving to a height of some 2m. There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14.

Thoroughfare leading to Dog Bank and believed by Bourne to be the ancient Kirk Chare, as the top of the Chare is almost in line with stairs that lead up to All Saints Church. There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Became King Street. The chares originated in the 13th century. After the consolidation of the river bank, piers were built out towards the river, with docking spaces between them. Later the docks were filled with debris to make a continuous raised platform so the streets could be set out and buildings erected. Fenwick's Entry and Broad Garth were established in this way in the 13th century. The striking arrangement of the chares was common in other medieval seaports. The Key (today's Quayside) represents a joining up of the piers or jetties at the south ends of the chares to create a continuous highway, but it does not seem to have been in existence until the second half of the 14th century. The upper part of Fenwick's Chare contained the house of Alderman Cuthbert Fenwick who was the proprietor of the whole Entry. Considered to be the neatest of the Chares, with 'several good houses kept in different order from the Generality of the Houses in these narrow lanes'. Much widened and improved by Malin Sorsbie, who built offices and warehouses on each side.

There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Confusingly named 'Trinity Chare' on Ordnance Survey second edition. Not to be confused with HER 10489. Sales document of 1657 (TWAS 544/76, f30r). The chares originated in the 13th century. After the consolidation of the river bank, piers were built out towards the river, with docking spaces between them. Later the docks were filled with debris to make a continuous raised platform so the streets could be set out and buildings erected. Fenwick's Entry and Broad Garth were established in this way in the 13th century. The striking arrangement of the chares was common in other medieval seaports. The Key (today's Quayside) represents a joining up of the piers or jetties at the south ends of the chares to create a continuous highway, but it does not seem to have been in existence until the second half of the 14th century.

Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The Three Indian Kings Hotel stood at the north end of the court. Existed as early as 1666 as the Three Kings, in a building with deeds from 1560.

There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Thomas Rewcastle was Master of Trinity House in 1688 and 1709.

Described by Bourne (1736) as a lane which runs to the 'key' next to a square called Stony-hill. There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Now forms the east side of the lower half of Broad Chare.

There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Burn Bank is first referenced in 1393. Excavations in 1986 recorded a quay wall built across the foreshore, of uneven sandstone blocks, with four steps and a platform surfaced with pebbles. Phase two was represented by the accumulation of deposits in front of the quay wall, some by deliberate dumping, to advance the land further towards the river. Earliest pottery was mid C13 but broadly C13 to late C14. Phase 3 saw the construction of walls on a north-south alignment and lane boundaries east-west, marking the beginning of Burn Bank as a formal feature. This organisation of space lasted until 1986! Retaining walls for a platform raised the ground a further 1m to the east. Early to late C14. Phase 4 saw layers of fill built up against outer face of wall in preparation for industrial workings, represented by paving and a small structure, two ovens or kilns with brick brick floors and walls. Early C15 to late C16. Phase 5 - a brick-lined well and some pits dug beside the ovens. Wall foundations and a mortared surface. Early C15 to late C16. Phase 6 - west of wall more mixed clay and rubble deposits laid to raise ground levels another 0.7m. Site cleared, phase 5 structures removed. Construction of final building with a front wall along Burn Bank. Cobbled surface behind the building. The phase 3 wall still functioned as a boundary marker. The building is recorded on Oliver's map of 1830 belonging to William Smith. Early C17 to C19. Dated C14th.

There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Byker Chare was called Byker Chaier in 1554. The Chare has now gone. Excavations in 1986 recorded a series of layers spread in horizontal bands across what became Byker Chare. A row of stones was then built along the line of the chare, with a fence on top. In the early C14 Byker Chare was laid out as a 2m wide road with sides delineated by the walls of buildings along the street. One building included a hearth and a drain outside. The pottery, including an impressive variety of imported wares, largely dated to the early C14. The name probably comes from the De Byker family, medieval lords of the manor of Byker which included Pandon until 1298. Dated C14th.

There were no minor streets or chares running off the Quayside before 1376, although the word "Key" is used four times from 1332 to 1366. From Sandhill to Sandgate there were 20 chares which survived until the mid C19. Most were so narrow that two people could not walk abreast. Their date of origin is unknown, earliest reference is C14. Home of Ralphe Cocke, sheriff of Newcastle (1626) and Mayor (1634). Had 15 children - 4 of them daugthers.