Newcastle, High Bridge, No. 39, well

HER Number:
13621

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, High Bridge, No. 39, well

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19?

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A well, around 5 feet in diameter and lined with stone blocks, had been found in the rear yard of Ward's Buildings. The well was filled in and covered by the foundations of a lift shaft.

Easting:
24874

Northing:
64217

Grid Reference:
NZ2487464217

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
A. Ian Buchanan, 1971, A Well, High Bridge, Newcastle, in Archaeological Newsbulletin for Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland, No. 12, Sept 1971, page 16