Erick Street, 18thC well

HER Number

19146

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Erick Street, 18thC well

Place

Newcastle

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Regulation Installation

Site Type: Specific

Well

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

This brick well was found during archaeological investigations in 2022 prior to the redevelopment of the site (report 2024/24). It was made of hand-made bricks and was oval in shape, measuring 1.4m long by 1.3m wide and 1.75m deep. It was filled with a deposit which included demolition rubble.

Easting

425081

Northing

564460

Grid Reference

NZ425081564460

Sources

R Wells, H Woodrow and J Richards 2024 Pilgrim’s Quarter, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: post-excavation assessment. ASDU report 6069