Barras Bridge Brewery

HER Number:
11089

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Barras Bridge Brewery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Food and Drink Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brewery

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
John Strachan operated the Barras Bridge Brewery in premises rented from the Barras Bridge Timber Yard and Sawmills. He went bankrupt in 1862. Thomas Robinson, son of a Newcastle wine merchant, took over under James Robinson & Son. He died in 1881 but his partners continued at the brewery until 1890. The building was converted into a horse and carriage repository. Thomas Robinson was a councillor from 1859 and was mayor of Newcastle two times.

Easting:
424800

Northing:
565000

Grid Reference:
NZ424800565000

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 51-52