Felling, Friar's Goose, Clapham's Chimney

HER Number:
5598

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Felling, Friar's Goose, Clapham's Chimney

Place:
Felling

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Industrial Building

Site Type: Specific:
Chimney

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Built as part of the expansion of Anthony Clapham's soap factory (HER 3515) in the 1830s. The chimney was 263 foot tall, then thought to be the tallest building on Tyneside. The works closed before WW1.

Easting:
2751

Northing:
6322

Grid Reference:
NZ27516322

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5598 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1890