Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Connected Bedford Street to Lower Bedford Street. Named after Grieve's Ironmongery (HER 7855). During the 1800s the town began to sprawl up the banks towards the higher ground in an attempt to escape the overcrowded riverside. Roads could not be built up the steep gradient and so a series of stairs connected the riverside with the high town. Dwellings, public houses, shops and workshops clustered around these stairs which Hutchinson (1776) described as busy, narrow, dirty alleys.
Site Type: Broad
Pedestrian Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Connected Bedford Street to Lower Bedford Street. Named after Grieve's Ironmongery (HER 7855). During the 1800s the town began to sprawl up the banks towards the higher ground in an attempt to escape the overcrowded riverside. Roads could not be built up the steep gradient and so a series of stairs connected the riverside with the high town. Dwellings, public houses, shops and workshops clustered around these stairs which Hutchinson (1776) described as busy, narrow, dirty alleys.
Site Name
Grieve's Stairs
Site Type: Specific
Steps
HER Number
12104
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2006, Land Adjacent to Borough Road, North Shields - Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment; FISHcast, sub-group of FISH (Folk Interested in Shields Harbour), 2007, North Shields - The New Quay and The Fish Quay Conservation Areas - FISHcast Community Character Statement
YEAR1
2009
YEAR2
2021
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3566
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6796
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898.
The quayside wall was constructed between 1772 and 1826. The land-retaining wall marks the extent of North Shield’s medieval town and is located within the Fish Quay conservation Area. The wall is comprised of 14 courses of sandstone ashlar blocks covered in concrete render and reinforced steel mesh. The upper 3 courses of wall are probably a later c.19th century height extension or repair. In the 20th century concrete coping, timber joist, concrete deck, two drains, timber mooring posts and a possible ramp were added.
Site Type: Broad
Landing Point
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898.
A level 2 building survey conducted on the quayside wall in 2019 wall in advance of repairs. The wall was constructed between 1772 and 1826. The 56m section of the land-retaining wall marks the extent of North Shield’s medieval town and is located within the Fish Quay conservation Area. In total c.38m of the wall is aligned on an NNE-SSW axis, the remaining 18m of the wall is on a WNW-ESE alignment. The wall 3.7 to 3.12m high and comprised of 14 courses of sandstone ashlar blocks covered in concrete render and reinforced steel mesh. The sandstone blocks measured up to 700mm x 320mm while the upper 3 courses measured 1060 x 320mm and are probably a later c.19th century height extension or repair. In the 20th century concrete coping, timber joist, concrete deck, two drains, timber mooring posts and a possible ramp were added. The north-east corner of the wall was collapsed and temporarily stabilised at the time of recording.
Site Name
Clive Street, Shepherds Quay (Bay Horse Quay)
Site Type: Specific
Quay
HER Number
12103
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1898; Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2019, River Wall at 26-37 Clive Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear: Archaeological Building Recording
YEAR1
2009
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3565
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6796
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Built over by the North East Rubber Company's building.
Site Type: Broad
Landing Point
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Built over by the North East Rubber Company's building.
Site Name
Clive Street, Elders Quay
Site Type: Specific
Quay
HER Number
12102
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1898
YEAR1
2009
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3564
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6794
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. A four storey Georgian brick building with a corner entrance. The pub curved to fit the site. The corner was recessed. Two circular upper storey windows were dressed with decorative stone facings. In 1850 the landlady was Mary Dawson. It was still a pub in 1964. By 1966 it was due to become a betting shop. It was demolished not long afterwards.
Site Name
Clive Street, Black Lion Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
12101
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1898; Lynn F Pearson, 1989, The Northumbrian Pub - an architectural history, p 46
YEAR1
2009
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3563
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Demolished during slum clearance of 1930s.
Site Type: Broad
Inn
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Demolished during slum clearance of 1930s.
Site Name
Clive Street, Exchange Inn
Site Type: Specific
Inn
HER Number
12100
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1898
YEAR1
2009
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
25
DAY2
19
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3556
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
02
MONTH2
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6794
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
North Shields
Description
This steel and concrete structure dating to 1937 is the third bridge built to preserve a right of way across the 1839 New Cut through the Ropery Banks. The original timber footbridge was built in 1839 to restore the right of way along the bank top when the 'New Cut' was dug through the Ropery Banks, creating what is now Borough Road. This was replaced by an iron footbridge on substantial sandstone abutments c.1850. This in turn was replaced by the current bridge in 1937, utilising the masonry piers and abutments constructed as part of the earlier bridge structure.
The bridge has a total span of 39m and is 2m wide. The Borough road footbridge is acknowledged as an undesignated heritage asset and is considered to be a contributing factor to the character of the New Quay Conservation Area.
The bridge was subject to historic building recording in 2022, prior to demolition (event 5353 report 2022/57).
Site Type: Broad
Pedestrian Transport Site
SITEDESC
This steel and concrete structure dating to 1937 is the third bridge built to preserve a right of way across the 1839 New Cut through the Ropery Banks. The original timber footbridge was built in 1839 to restore the right of way along the bank top when the 'New Cut' was dug through the Ropery Banks, creating what is now Borough Road. This was replaced by an iron footbridge on substantial sandstone abutments c.1850. This in turn was replaced by the current bridge in 1937, utilising the masonry piers and abutments constructed as part of the earlier bridge structure.
The bridge has a total span of 39m and is 2m wide. The Borough road footbridge is acknowledged as an undesignated heritage asset and is considered to be a contributing factor to the character of the New Quay Conservation Area.
The bridge was subject to historic building recording in 2022, prior to demolition (event 5353 report 2022/57).
Site Name
Borough Road, footbridge
Site Type: Specific
Footbridge
HER Number
12099
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
FISHcast, sub-group of FISH (Folk Interested in Shields Harbour), 2007, North Shields - The New Quay and The Fish Quay Conservation Areas - FISHcast Community Character Statement; North Tyneside Council and Nexus, 2010, North Shields Heritage Trail, board 3 'A nest of vice'; Townscape, 2018, Borough Road Footbridge, North Shields - Heritage Statement
YEAR1
2009
YEAR2
2023
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
Crossref
12094
DAY1
25
DAY2
26
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3558
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
02
MONTH2
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6795
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Gave access to the church school and Yeoman Street from Borough Road. Still there. During the 1800s the town began to sprawl up the banks towards the higher ground in an attempt to escape the overcrowded riverside. Roads could not be built up the steep gradient and so a series of stairs connected the riverside with the high town. Dwellings, public houses, shops and workshops clustered around these stairs which Hutchinson (1776) described as busy, narrow, dirty alleys. The stairways are important to the character of the Conservation Area. Their names remind us of long gone people and businesses.
Site Type: Broad
Pedestrian Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1898. Gave access to the church school and Yeoman Street from Borough Road. Still there. During the 1800s the town began to sprawl up the banks towards the higher ground in an attempt to escape the overcrowded riverside. Roads could not be built up the steep gradient and so a series of stairs connected the riverside with the high town. Dwellings, public houses, shops and workshops clustered around these stairs which Hutchinson (1776) described as busy, narrow, dirty alleys. The stairways are important to the character of the Conservation Area. Their names remind us of long gone people and businesses.
Site Name
St. Peter's Stairs
Site Type: Specific
Steps
HER Number
12098
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2006, Land Adjacent to Borough Road, North Shields - Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment; FISHcast, sub-group of FISH (Folk Interested in Shields Harbour), 2007, North Shields - The New Quay and The Fish Quay Conservation Areas - FISHcast Community Character Statement; R. Simpson, 1988, North Shields and Tynemouth; W. Hutchinson, 1776, A View of Northumberland Vol 2
YEAR1
2009
YEAR2
2021
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3561
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6794
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition next to the Crown Inn (12096). Replaced by St. Peter's Church in 1863. A watching brief in 2007 failed to recover any tobacco pipe fragments.
Site Type: Broad
Pottery Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition next to the Crown Inn (12096). Replaced by St. Peter's Church in 1863. A watching brief in 2007 failed to recover any tobacco pipe fragments.
Site Name
Borough Road, clay pipe manufacturer
Site Type: Specific
Clay Pipe Kiln
HER Number
12097
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2006, Land Adjacent to Borough Road, North Shields - Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment; Tyne and Wear Museums, 2007, Junction of Borough Road and Clive Street, North Shields - Archaeological Photographic Recording and Watching Brief
YEAR1
2009
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
N Tyneside
Easting
3561
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6794
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Replaced by St. Peter's Church in 1863.
Site Type: Broad
Inn
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Replaced by St. Peter's Church in 1863.
Site Name
Borough Road, The Crown Inn
Site Type: Specific
Inn
HER Number
12096
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2006, Land Adjacent to Borough Road, North Shields - Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment; Tyne and Wear Museums, 2007, Junction of Borough Road and Clive Street, North Shields - Archaeological Photographic Recording and Watching Brief