North Shields, Gardner's Brewery

HER Number:
4565

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Gardner's Brewery

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brewing and Malting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brewery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Ralph Gardner of Chirton was imprisoned in 1652 for refusing to close his brewery in North Shields. This is regarded as evidence of the Newcastle Corporation attempting to stifle commerce at North Shields.

Easting:
35

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3568

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4565 >> H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 308