Byker bottle works was erected c.1815 by William Row Junior in partnership with his father (William Row) who already had considerable experience of the trade during the 18th century as a customer and shipper of Hartley bottles. During the 1820s ownership may have continued under William Row Snr. or may have been leased to Richard Lambert who appears in directories of 1825 and 1827. In 1830 the glass works passed into the hand of Thomas Ridley whose brother John owned the North Tyne Glass Company also at St. Peters (HER 16827). The Ridley brothers owned both of the bottle works at St.Peters until 1843 when one (possibly this one, the older one) was advertised for sale. On the tithe plan (1845) St Peter's Glass Houses are owned by Robert Gothard's executors and occupied by Ridley Brothers. The works closed c.1861 after having been briefly taken over by a Glasgow bottle manufacturer, Alexander Mein of the Clyde Bottle Company. By the 1890s the works had been demolished and replaced by a Chemical Manure Works (HER 10401).

St Peter's Pottery was built in 1817 by Thomas Bell and Thomas Fell trading as Thomas Fell and Company. They made white, sponged, printed and enamelled wares. In 1869 Fell and Company became a limited liability company. They then produced mainly white and coloured domestic earthenware and a small amount of lustreware. The last reference to the firm was in 1891 {2}.

A shipbuilding yard to the west of Plummer’s Wharf, St Peter’s is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey. The yard includes a small rectangular dock towards its eastern side and a large building / graving dock running obliquely across it from the western edge. St Peter’s Saw Mill lies within the north-western part of the yard. The yard is gone by the time that the Second Edition Survey has been produced {2}.

The Mushroom Bottle Works.

In 2018 an evaluation trench was positioned at the site of the Mushroom Bottle Works and whiting works. Within the evaluation trench, brick and stone walls were identified in addition to a cobbled rough brick surface these remains probably related to the former bottle and whiting works.

A Brickfield and Clay Pit.

St Lawrence Chemical Works (Washing Soda).

A Quarry; the precise definition is not clear on the 1st edition OS mapping, the graphic representation is an attempt to define its maximum extent as shown. It is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1895.

An Engine House. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.

Byker Mill.

A Clay Pit. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895.