Stepney Bank, Mill Yard

Stepney Bank, Mill Yard

HER Number
13172
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Stepney Bank, Mill Yard
Place
Byker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1896. A large yard with houses on two sides. Some houses had a bedroom and a kitchen. The yard was accessed via an arch and a lane. On the far side of the yard was a place for the resident's rubbish. Washing was hung on lines across the yard. The toilets were down one side of the yard. There was water tap in the centre of the yard. Demolished in the 1930s.
Easting
425980
Northing
564550
Grid Reference
NZ425980564550
Sources
Ouseburn Heritage, Issue 4, page 5; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2008, Stepney Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment