Elswick, Anglo-American Oil Company depot

HER Number:
16767

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Anglo-American Oil Company depot

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Unassigned

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Depot

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The Anglo-American Oil Company Ltd. Was the name given to the first forign affiliate accquired by John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company (Ohio) on 27th April 1888. The company became one of the largest oil product transportation companies in Britain. The company eventually became ESSO in 1951. The depot at Skinnerburn Road is listed in the Kelly's trade directory in 1947 but isn't in 1953. During the Second World War it was a priority three oil installation.The site may have been taken over by Rimer Brothers by 1965.

Easting:
2386

Northing:
6294

Grid Reference:
NZ23866294

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
AAG Archaeology, 2013, Skinnerburn Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment