Tyne and Wear HER(6519): Newcastle, Pilgrim Street, House of Laurentius Acton - Details
6519
Newcastle
Newcastle, Pilgrim Street, House of Laurentius Acton
Newcastle
NZ26SW NZ26SE
Domestic
Dwelling
House
Medieval
C15
Documentary Evidence
According to Bourne (1736) a little below the Hall of the Taylors (HER 6518) was probably the house of Laurentius Acton, which was next door to the house of Thomas Waters. Acton was Mayor of Newcastle in 1433, and 1435-1437 in the reign of Henry VI. The wheat and rye market lay opposite Acton's house.
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H. Bourne, 1736, The History of Newcastle upon Tyne, p 86.