King James Well

HER Number

4909

District

Newcastle

Site Name

King James Well

Place

Elswick

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific

Well

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This well is first shown on a plan of c.1850, and the water from it is described as spring water. It is thought likely to be the King James Well referred to in the original deeds for the 1778 Lead Works (HER ref. 4116) partnership. Access to water from this well was part of the reason for the original location of the lead works.

Easting

424200

Northing

563060

Grid Reference

NZ424200563060

Sources

<< HER 4909 >> Northern Archaeological Associates, 2000, Elswick Lead Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment