Lemington Brewery
Lemington Brewery
HER Number
11065
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Lemington Brewery
Place
Lemington
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
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
418240
Northing
564670
Grid Reference
NZ418240564670
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 24