Newcastle, Wellington Street, St Cuthbert's RC grammar school

HER Number:
6296

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Wellington Street, St Cuthbert's RC grammar school

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:

Site Type: Broad:
Building

Site Type: Specific:
Office

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map. This building began life as the offices of the Tyne Brewery, built in 1870. In 1884 John Barras & Company bought the Tyne Brewery but sold the office block, which became St. Cuthbert's RC Grammar School. The Brewery re-purchased the school in 1923 and converted it into a bottling factory.

Easting:
2421

Northing:
6428

Grid Reference:
NZ24216428

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 6296 >> Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Limited, 1963, Memorandum on the growth and development of the Tyne Brewery, Corporation Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; Ordnance Survey second edition 1890; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2008, Tyne Brewery, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Building Recording