Shown on Ordnance Survey First Edition. Within the cemetery was the Smugglers Hole, a former mine shaft in which two illicit stills (“about 200 gallons of wash, a long brick chimney and complete distillery apparatus” worth £50) were found in 1822.
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey First Edition. Within the cemetery was the Smugglers Hole, a former mine shaft in which two illicit stills (“about 200 gallons of wash, a long brick chimney and complete distillery apparatus” worth £50) were found in 1822. A few days later three young boys were lost in the underground passages and were rescued by local pitmen.
Site Name
St. Nicholas Cemetery, Smuggler's Hole
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
HER Number
10801
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1864; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pp 27-28
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
423020
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565120
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Racket Sports Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Nuns Moor Park, tennis court
Site Type: Specific
Tennis Court
HER Number
10800
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
422950
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565150
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Ball Sports Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Nuns Moor Park, bowling greens
Site Type: Specific
Bowling Green
HER Number
10799
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
423180
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565130
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Pond
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Nuns Moor Recreation Ground, pond
Site Type: Specific
Pond
HER Number
10798
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
423280
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565120
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fenham
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Sports Building
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Nuns Moor Recreation Ground, gymnasium
Site Type: Specific
Gymnasium (Sports)
HER Number
10797
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
6280
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
423660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564860
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition as 'disused'.