Newcastle, Westmoreland Lane, Albert Brewery

HER Number:
11091

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Westmoreland Lane, Albert Brewery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
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:
Robert Stafford Stevenson ran the Albert Brewery from around 1847 until the mid 1850s. The brewery stood close to the cattle market and was had four dwelling rooms. It could produce 20 half-barrels of beer per brewing.

Easting:
242

Northing:
637

Grid Reference:
NZ242637

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 58