Cromil & Piercy graphite works
Cromil & Piercy graphite works
HER Number
19042
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Cromil & Piercy graphite works
Place
Byker
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
Site Type: Specific
Factory
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Edwardian 1902 to 1910
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Description
This is a small two storey brick building with three bays to the front onto Chillingham Road. There are blue warehouse doors with a hatch above on the south elevation. It is first shown on the Ordnance Survey 1907 1:500 Town Plan for Newcastle with rear extensions added later in the 20th century, and labelled as 'Works' on later maps. The building was used as a graphite works.
Easting
427308
Northing
565310
Grid Reference
NZ427308565310