Lemington, Lemington Brewery

HER Number:
11065

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Lemington, Lemington Brewery

Place:
Lemington

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brewing and Malting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brewery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Harrison Colbeck brewed here from the 1840s until 1851. The brewhouse was attached to the Lemington Hotel. Colbeck's tenancy also included two maltings, offices, six cottages and 2 acres of land. The brewery had a 35 barrel copper, a steam engine, a cart, two drays and seven horses.

Easting:
1824

Northing:
6467

Grid Reference:
NZ18246467

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 24