Felling, Collingwood Inn and Brewery

HER Number:
4540

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Felling, Collingwood Inn and Brewery

Place:
Felling

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brewing and Malting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brewery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In 1858 Matthew Davison, brewer and innkeeper, died and the Collingwood Inn and brewhouse were offered for sale. A newspaper later reported the death of the wife of Thomas Pigg at the inn. In 1862 the property of 'deceased brewer Thomas Pigg' went on sale. Trade directories around 1870 list John Cairns at the Collingwood Brewery, Low Felling.

Easting:
27

Northing:
62

Grid Reference:
NZ2762

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 2004, The Brewers and Breweries of North-Eastern England - A Historical Guide, published by the Brewery History Society; Newcastle Courant, 22nd January 1858, 3rd September 1858, 14th November 1862