Newcastle, Sussex Street

HER Number:
15056

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Sussex Street

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Laid out after Forth Street (1811) but before Thomas Oliver's map of 1830. In existence by 1827. The name suggests an expression of loyalty to the ruling dynasty. The Duke of Sussex visited Newcastle in August 1822.

Easting:
2465

Northing:
6378

Grid Reference:
NZ24656378

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
PLB Consulting Ltd with Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, The Stephenson Quarter, Newcastle upon Tyne - Conservation Plan and Archaeological Assessment, page 6; J Sykes, 1866, Local Records, Vol 2