Byker, Thomas Thompson's House

HER Number:
1593

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, Thomas Thompson's House

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
At the centre of the Conservative Working Men's Club is a sandstone ashlar 2 storey house. It has three bays, a characteristically pitched roof and may be identified with the house shown on a 1767 plan, later identified as belonging to Mr. Thomas Thompson. It may also overlie an earlier structure since it lies at a significant point on the turnpike road (HER ref. 1191).

Easting:
2654

Northing:
6473

Grid Reference:
NZ26546473

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1593 >> The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Shields Road, Regeneration, Archaeological Assessment