Tyne and Wear HER(1966): Throckley, Hexham Road, Lead Houses - Details
1966
Newcastle
Throckley, Hexham Road, Lead Houses
Throckley
NZ16NE
Industrial
Metal Smelting Site
Lead Working Site
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Buildings at the junction of Drove Road and the Military Road were known as 'Lead House' by 1858, when they appear on the first edition Ordnance Survey plan, and were apparently store houses for the Langley Lead Company. The crossroads is captioned 'Lead gate' on the county maps of Greenwood and Fryer in the 1820s.
1502
6688
NZ15026688
<< HER 1966 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Throckley Middle School, Hexham Road, Throckley Archaeological Assessment
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1858; Geotge Walton, 1994, Bygone Throckley