Newcastle, Barras Bridge, Barras Bridge Brewery

HER Number:
11089

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Barras Bridge, Barras Bridge Brewery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW NZ26SW

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:
John Strachan operated the Barras Bridge Brewery in premises rented from the Barras Bridge Timber Yard and Sawmills. He went bankrupt in 1862. Thomas Robinson, son of a Newcastle wine merchant, took over under James Robinson & Son. He died in 1881 but his partners continued at the brewery until 1890. The building was converted into a horse and carriage repository. Thomas Robinson was a councillor from 1859 and was mayor of Newcastle two times.

Easting:
248

Northing:
650

Grid Reference:
NZ248650

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 51-52