Byker, Shields Road, Robert Laidlaw & Sons

HER Number:
11348

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, Shields Road, Robert Laidlaw & Sons

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Wood Workers Workshop

Site Type: Specific:
Brushmakers Workshop

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The brush manufacturing business has gone but a sign detailing their products survives on the gable on the corner of Algernon Road.

Easting:
2722

Northing:
6491

Grid Reference:
NZ27226491

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Up & Down Shields Road - a local area heritage guide, Elders Council of Newcastle, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Community Heritage Project Down Your Way?