Felling, Felling Shore, The Ferry House Brewery

HER Number:
4542

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Felling, Felling Shore, The Ferry House 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:
Mary Stewart operated the 8 half-barrel brewery at the Ferry House, Friar's Goose, in 1839. James Vazey operated the brewery in 1842. The brewery was still in operation in 1855. Trade directories from 1870 to 1874 list R. Waugh brewing at the Ferry Hotel, Felling Shore.

Easting:
28

Northing:
62

Grid Reference:
NZ2862

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, 20th December 1839, 15th July 1842, 6th July 1855