Lower Steenberg's Yard, approach tunnel

Lower Steenberg's Yard, approach tunnel

HER Number
16096
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Lower Steenberg's Yard, approach tunnel
Place
Ouseburn
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Tunnel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Architectural Component
Description
A mid-19th century approach tunnel between Lower Steenberg's Yard and the Quayside. The tunnel dates to the mid 19th century and may be associated with the portal of the Victoria Tunnel (HER4091).The tunnel may represent a later route of the subterranean wagonway but must have also functioned as a route providing direct access to the industrialbuildings on the banks of the Ouseburn. Now part of the Toffee Factory office buildings.
Easting
426390
Northing
564180
Grid Reference
NZ426390564180
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording Phases 1 and 2