Heaton, Heaton Junction, Heaton Points Brick Company

HER Number:
17180

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton, Heaton Junction, Heaton Points Brick Company

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brickworks

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Brick works in East Heaton known as Heaton Points Brick Company at Heaton Junction. It first appears in trade directories for 1879 and was owned by William George Wodson and son Thomas. The business operated between 1879 and 1893.

Easting:
278

Northing:
656

Grid Reference:
NZ278656

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage;