Newcastle, Pilgrim Street, Taylors Meeting House

HER Number:
6518

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Pilgrim Street, Taylors Meeting House

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW NZ26SE

Class:
Civil

Site Type: Broad:
Meeting Hall

Site Type: Specific:
Guildhall

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Bourne (1736) reports that the Taylor's Meeting House was at the end of the Chare, fronting onto Pilgrim Street. A large window, which seemed to be part of a chapel, survived. He quotes on the play and possession of Corpus Christi, conditions of entry into the Taylor's guild and livery etc.

Easting:
249

Northing:
644

Grid Reference:
NZ249644

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
H. Bourne, 1736, The History of Newcastle upon Tyne, p 86.