Newcastle, Regent Street

HER Number:
15057

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Regent 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. Regent Street was intended to run straight down to the edge of the escarpment above the river.

Easting:
2457

Northing:
6371

Grid Reference:
NZ24576371

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; E Mackenzie, 1827, I, p 197