Gateshead, New Woolwich Iron Works

HER Number:
4400

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, New Woolwich Iron Works

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Metal Smelting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Iron Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Iron Works described by Oliver in 1831 as conducted by Messrs. Wm. Hawkes, Senr. And Co., Hawkes had other works at New Greenwich (HER 5585) and New Deptford (3516). According to Manders this site was constructed by 1819. Named after the company's warehouse at Woolich. Shown on Oliver's plan of 1830 and Reid's plan of 1882.

Easting:
2594

Northing:
6394

Grid Reference:
NZ25946394

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4400 >> T.Oliver, 1831, A Perambulatory Survey, in A picture of Newcastle upon Tyne, pp 137-138 F.W.D. Manders, 1973, A History of Gateshead, p 66-67