Heaton, Third Avenue, No. 44, home of Jack Common

HER Number:
13287

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton, Third Avenue, No. 44, home of Jack Common

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Jack Common (author) 1903 - 1968 was born here in the upstairs flat. His autobiographical books are "Kiddar's Luck" (1961) and "The Ampersand" (1964).

Easting:
27128

Northing:
65345

Grid Reference:
NZ2712865345

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ben Smith, 2010, Newcastle Commemorative Plaques (unpublished Word document); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Common; https://libcom.org/library/jack-common-selected-articles