Newcastle, Oystershell Lane

Tyne and Wear HER(17374): Newcastle, Oystershell Lane - Details

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HER Number:
17374

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Oystershell Lane

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:
Demolished Building

Description:
Oystershell Lane. Ran from Bath Lane westerley to the junction of Hedley Place and Harle Street - parallel with Buckingham Street. Probably demolished c.1989 when brewery expanded. Lane is thought to have survived within the Brewery Complex which is now Science Central. Oystershell Hall, (really just a house) was located on the lane. It was rendered on its external walls with oyster shells which dazzled in the sunlight. This drew crowds of spectators. The owner of the house was a Mr Moat a sea captain. The building was demolished when he died and new buildings erected. Dates unknown.

Easting:
2414

Northing:
6436

Grid Reference:
NZ24146436

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NORTHUMBRIA/2002-10/1035223540; http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17041800

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