English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
2227
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6400
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Elswick West Quarry is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, but not on the 2nd edition, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Elswick West Quarry. This is marked as Disused on the 2nd edition OS mapping. This quarry was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Elswick West Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4102
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4102 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
2240
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6419
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows an Air Shaft at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Shaft
SITEDESC
An Air Shaft.
Site Name
Elswick, Air Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Ventilation Shaft
HER Number
4101
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4101 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
DAY2
16
District
Newcastle
Easting
2242
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6446
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Elswick
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows an Air Shaft at this location.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
The pit shaft is shown on Isaac Thompson's plan of 1743. On the tithe map of 1852 the shaft is associated with a building. By the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map it is simply marked as an air shaft and the building has gone. Still shown on OS third edition of 1919 as a ventilation shaft.
Site Name
Elswick, Pit Shaft
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
4100
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4100 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
I. Thompson, 1743,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4
1852, Tithe Map, Northumberland Records Office, DT165m
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2004
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
2266
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6445
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Benwell
Description
Clay pits are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, along with a gingang, suggesting the presence of underground workings. These are not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, however, so were probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Clay pits, with a gingang, suggesting the presence of underground workings. These are not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Benwell, Clay Pits
Site Type: Specific
Clay Pit
HER Number
4099
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4099 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
DAY2
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
2304
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6423
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Elswick
Description
Elswick Colliery. Opened before 1828. It is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping of 1895, however a John Thomas Miller was still working at the colliery in December 1896. Owned by Elswick Colliery Company and then Elswick Coal Company Ltd. There were 3 other associated pits - North Elswick Pit (HER 4076), Mill Pit and Wortley/Engine Pit, which was sunk in 1805.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Elswick Colliery. Opened before 1828. It is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping of 1895, however a John Thomas Miller was still working at the colliery in December 1896. Owned by Elswick Colliery Company and then Elswick Coal Company Ltd. There were 3 other associated pits - North Elswick Pit (HER 4076), Mill Pit and Wortley/Engine Pit, which was sunk in 1805.
Site Name
Elswick Colliery
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4098
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4098 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk; pers comm Joan Bennett, 2019 (John Thomas Miller was her Great Uncle)
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
DAY2
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
2310
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6435
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Elswick
Description
Elswick Mill (Corn). This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895. A corn mill stood on this site from at least 1638. A windmill is shown at this location on Horsley's plan of 1732. On Isaac Thompson's survey of 1743 the lane running south from Westgate Road on which the windmill is located is called Mill Lane. The mill was damaged in the great storm of 1839 and had been partly demolished by 1889. Known as Sinton's Mill.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Elswick Mill (Corn). This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895. A corn mill stood on this site from at least 1638. A windmill is shown at this location on Horsley's plan of 1732. On Isaac Thompson's survey of 1743 the lane running south from Westgate Road on which the windmill is located is called Mill Lane. The mill was damaged in the great storm of 1839 and had been partly demolished by 1889. Known as Sinton's Mill.
Site Name
Elswick Mill (Sinton's Mill)
Site Type: Specific
Windmill
HER Number
4097
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4097 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; Horsley, 1732; I. Thompson, 1743, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4; F. Manders, Newcastle upon Tyne - A Selection of the Earliest Photographs
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2005
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
2360
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6447
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
North Elswick Colliery is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, but not on the 2nd edition, indicating that they were probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
SITEDESC
Also known as Fenham Colliery. North Elswick Pit was a venture by an offshoot business of Elswick Colliery, the North Elswick Coal Company Ltd. Coal was being produced by 4 December 1875 when an engineer called Clarence Thomas was appointed. The colliery was producing household and manufacturing grade coals by 1896. The colliery also manufactured fire bricks. The fourth edition ordnance survey map of 1940 shows the colliery as disused and the shaft as 'old'. The site was used as a builder's yard. Colliery buildings were demolished in 1994. In December 1994 a skip for bailing water out of the mine shaft was found on the Tyne Brewery site. It was restored at Beamish Museum. A lift cage was also discovered.
Site Name
North Elswick Colliery
Site Type: Specific
Colliery
HER Number
4096
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4096 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2006, Tyne Brewery, Newcastle upon Tyne - archaeological desk-based assessment; Tyne and Wear Archives Building Control Plans T186/ 13474, 12815, 12252, 9766, 13199, 13474, 11612
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
2357
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6438
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
Grove Quarry is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, but not on the 2nd edition, indicating that they were probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Grove Quarry. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Grove Quarry
Site Type: Specific
Quarry
HER Number
4095
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4095 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
2351
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6491
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
This Brickfield is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, but not on the 2nd edition, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
SITEDESC
A Brickfield. This is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping, so was probably out of use by 1895.
Site Name
Fenham, brickfield
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
HER Number
4094
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4094 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
YEAR1
1994
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Truman L.P.H
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
DAY2
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
2363
EASTING2
0
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MAP2
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 NW 16
Northing
6517
NORTHING2
0
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Fenham
Description
Fenham Barracks (formerly Newcastle Barracks) has almost two centuries of some form of military activity. The building of the barracks was prompted by the Lord Mayor (James Rudmann) writing to the then Home Secretary in 1793 at the instigation of coal and landowners, as well as businessmen, fearing any revolutionary sentiments of the local populace. Agreement was reached between the Newcastle Companies and the Government in 1804 for a total of 11 acres to be rented annually at a rate of £55. The barracks were originally designed to house cavalry and artillery units. The two-storey barracks were designed by James Johnson and John Saunders and construction was complete by April 1806 and cost £40, 000. Room was provided for 271 men and 294 horses or alternatively 601 men and 292 horses. Further expansion was made to the north as a result of army reforms of the 1870s. Buildings created during this phase included hospital, new guardhouse, reading room, married quarters, magazine and messes. Several of the original barrack blocks were demolished in 1938. The barracks wall, guard houses, barracks O block, former officers' mess, barracks P block, former segeants' mess are all listed buildings grade 2; the entrance lodges, walls and gate piers are listed buildings grade 2*. The north guard house has been converted into a restaurent, the officers’ and sergeants’ mess into student accomodation. LISTED GRADE 2 AND 2*
SITEASS
The north guard house has been converted into a restaurent, the officers and sergeants mess into student accomodation.
Site Type: Broad
Military Residence
SITEDESC
A Cavalry and Infantry Barracks, on Barrack Road. The barracks were late 18th century in origin and were enlarged in 1806 to accommodate and train the artillery soldiers stationed to guard Newcastle during the Napoleonic Wars. They became the home of the Royal Northumbrian Fusiliers for the last 80 years of their life prior to their closure and demolition in 1962. On the 2nd edition OS mapping the barracks have expanded and is divided between Infantry and Cavalry. The barracks wall, guard houses, barracks O block, former officers' mess, barracks P block, former sergeants' mess are all listed grade 2, the entrance lodges, walls and gate piers are listed grade 2*. The entrance lodges date to 1806 possibly by James Wyatt RA. Built of sandstone ashlar with English bond brick returns and Welsh slate roofs. There are rifle slits in the wall near the lodges. The north and south guard houses date to 1804-06 by James Wyatt, Surveyor General to the Ordnance Board. Brown sandstone ashlar, rear brick block with slate roof. The artillery barracks officers' mess in English bond brick with brown sandstone dressings. Central entrance has Tuscan columns to entablature blocks with Royal Artillery shields. Fenham Barracks, though thought of such as only recently (most references referred to Newcastle Barracks), has almost two centuries of some form of military activity though is now limited. The site of the barracks should really be thought of as two separate units – those original and those additions and extensions. Agreement was reached between the Newcastle Companies and the Government in 1804 for a total of 11 acres to be rented annually at a rate of £55. The barracks were originally designed to house cavalry and artillery units though the architect responsible is unknown (see below). The building of the barracks had been prompted by the Lord Mayor (James Rudmann) writing to the then Home Secretary in 1793 at the instigation of coal and landowners, as well as businessmen, fearing any revolutionary sentiments of the local populace. Indeed the troops stationed were used to break up a number of strikes by local miners and the Chartists. Construction was complete by April 1806 and cost £40, 000. These barracks were designed by James Johnson and John Saunders. These men may have been the local engineers. Room was provided for 271 men and 294 horses or alternatively 601 men and 292 horses. Two storeys formed these barracks – that for the men being situated above the horses. The early barracks were intended to be supplemented by further building to the south - though agreed by the Council, the building over of the Leazes area, and the occupants of the barracks, provoked a sharp response. Further expansion, was therefore made to the north. These expansion plans, and consequent buildings, will have come about due to the army reforms of the 1870s. Buildings created during this phase included hospital, new guardhouse, reading room, married quarters, magazine and messes. Several of the original barrack blocks were demolished in 1938. A defensive position, though not strictly a pillbox or guard house, is present in the perimeter wall. The site is shown in it’s various phases by Oliver’s 1830 map and the usual Ordnance Survey maps of the area. The holdings of the Tyne and Wear Archive Service is limited under a search for plans deposited under the term Barrack Road. It is possible that much material will be present at central Ministry of Defence records or with the various local regiment archives for their time at Fenham (see the references cited by 3). In 1962 the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers moved from Fenham Barracks and it closed, apart from a TA (Queen's Own Yeomanry) base. The site was subdivided. The infantry barracks site was redeveloped for commerce. The BBC Broadcasting Centre opened in 1986.
Site Name
Fenham, Barracks
Site Type: Specific
Barracks
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II, Listed Building Grade II*
HER Number
4093
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 4093 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest
T.L. Hewitson, 1999, A Soldier's Life. The Story of Newcastle Barracks, established 1806
F.C. Moffatt, Oh to be a soldier! The story of Fenham, Berwick and Tynemouth, privately printed
N. Pevsner & I. Richmond, 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland
J. Douet, 1998, British Barracks 1600 - 1914
RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 39
J.R. Breihan, 1990, Army Barracks in the North East in the Era of the French Revolution, Archaeologia Aeliana, 5, XVIII, pp 165-176; North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355208; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024950; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1244726
SURVIVAL
20-39%
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014