Newcastle, Low Friar Street, dispensary

HER Number:
7694

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Low Friar Street, dispensary

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Dispensary

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
By 1790 the Newcastle Dispensary had moved from Pilgrim Street to Low Friar Street, giving Dispensary Lane its name. In 1893 it moved to Nelson Street.

Easting:
245

Northing:
642

Grid Reference:
NZ245642

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Jack and John Leslie, 2003, Down our streets - Newcastle's street names explored, p 21