Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Three slaughter houses at western end of market.
Site Name
Cattle Market, slaughter houses
Site Type: Specific
Abattoir
HER Number
10149
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424730
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563480
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Skinner Burn Saw Mill & Timber Yard
Site Type: Specific
Saw Mill
HER Number
10148
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424770
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563500
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
The Close, timber yard
Site Type: Specific
Timber Yard
HER Number
10147
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424670
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563490
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Fuel Production Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. On site of Flint Glass Works (HER 4888).
Site Name
Albany Oil Works, Forth Banks
Site Type: Specific
Oil Distillery
HER Number
10146
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
07
DAY2
26
District
Newcastle
Easting
424660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563450
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Established in 1873 by Polglase & Co Chemical Manufacturers. Out of business between 1953-1956.
Site Name
Tyne Vale Chemical Works, Forth Banks
Site Type: Specific
Chemical Works
HER Number
10145
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Northern Archaeological Associaties Ltd. 2008, Farmers Buildings, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2015
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
07
DAY2
01
District
Newcastle
Easting
424670
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563530
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
The Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company was set up in 1889 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons and supplied electricity to the west end of Newcastle. The Newcastle Electric Supply Company (NESCO) supplied the east. The District Companys first power station was at Forth Banks. It was housed in the old marine engine department of Hawthorn Leslies which the company bought. It was switched on 10th January 1890. The first customers to be connected were the District Companys solicitors Leadbitter and Harvey in Westgate Road. Forth Banks was the first public power station in the world to be driven by steam turbines (patented by Charles Parsons in 1884). The initial equipment were three Lancashire boilers supplying four Parsons design turbo-alternators built at Clarke Chapmans in 1888. By 1902 the capacity at Forth Banks had increased to 3000kw. The District Company started a new station in The Close in 1902 with an intended capacity of 12000kw. The slope of Forth Banks made further expansion impossible and the buildings were already old at the time of its opening. Forth Banks was probably abandoned when The Close opened but the buildings may have been in general use until c.1923.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
The Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company was set up in 1889 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons and supplied electricity to the west end of Newcastle. The Newcastle Electric Supply Company (NESCO) supplied the east. The District Company's first power station was at Forth Banks. It was housed in the old marine engine department of Hawthorn Leslie's which the company bought. It was switched on 10th January 1890. The first customers to be connected were the District Company's solicitors Leadbitter and Harvey in Westgate Road. Forth Banks was the first public power station in the world to be driven by steam turbines (patented by Charles Parsons in 1884). The initial equipment were three Lancashire boilers supplying four Parsons design turbo-alternators built at Clarke Chapmans in 1888. By 1902 the capacity at Forth Banks had increased to 3000kw. The District Company started a new station in The Close in 1902 with an intended capacity of 12000kw. The slope of Forth Banks made further expansion impossible and the buildings were already old at the time of its opening. Forth Banks was probably abandoned when The Close opened but the buildings may have been in general use until c.1923.
Site Name
Forth Banks, power station
Site Type: Specific
Power Station
HER Number
10144
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; City Guides informaion
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2015
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424640
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563540
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Ceased trading in 1935.
Site Name
Forth Banks, George and Dragon Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10143
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 28
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
424720
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563540
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Forth Banks, Butcher's Entry
Site Type: Specific
Alley
HER Number
10142
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
DAY2
16
District
Newcastle
Easting
422800
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563210
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In centre of a terrace of houses. A Calder acquisition from Dover & Newsome Baxter in the first decade of the 20th century. Closed in 1971. Its licensed area had been reduced in 1945 when it club room was merged into the residential quarters.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In centre of a terrace of houses. A Calder acquisition from Dover & Newsome Baxter in the first decade of the 20th century. Closed in 1971. Its licensed area had been reduced in 1945 when it club room was merged into the residential quarters.
Site Name
Scotswood Road, Foresters Arms Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10141
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
DAY2
16
District
Newcastle
Easting
422820
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In centre of a terrace of houses. Bought by Rowell's in 1932 for £3716. Traded until 1957 when the licence was transferred to the newly-completed Howlett Hall.
Site Type: Broad
Inn
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In centre of a terrace of houses. Bought by Rowell's in 1932 for £3716. Traded until 1957 when the licence was transferred to the newly-completed Howlett Hall.
Site Name
Scotswood Road, Bridge End Inn
Site Type: Specific
Inn
HER Number
10140
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West