Ouseburn, Copperas Works

HER Number:
4676

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Ouseburn, Copperas Works

Place:
Ouseburn

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Dye and Pigment Site

Site Type: Specific:
Copperas Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
These works are shown on Oliver's map of Newcastle, 1844. The rise of the glass industry in the Ouseburn led to an increased demand for alkali (sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate) which could be produced by copperas works in a process which involved sulphuric acid. In a directory of 1821-2 the copperas manufacturer is listed as Angus Caleb & Co. The works had disappeared by 1855 but its yard and one of its kilns appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area.

Easting:
2615

Northing:
6448

Grid Reference:
NZ26156448

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4676 >> Ove Arup & Partners, 1998, Lower Steenberg's Yard - Byker Engineering Study T. Oliver, 1844, Map of Newcastle and Gateshead K. Inkster & L. Trueman,1997, Stepney Bank Development, Archaeological Assessment