The Ferry House Brewery, Felling Shore

HER Number

4542

District

Gateshead

Site Name

The Ferry House Brewery, Felling Shore

Place

Felling

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

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

Mary Stewart operated the 8 half-barrel brewery at the Ferry House, Friar's Goose, in 1839. James Vazey operated the brewery in 1842. The brewery was still in operation in 1855. Trade directories from 1870 to 1874 list R. Waugh brewing at the Ferry Hotel, Felling Shore.

Easting

428000

Northing

562000

Grid Reference

NZ428000562000

Sources

Brian Bennison, 2004, The Brewers and Breweries of North-Eastern England - A Historical Guide, published by the Brewery History Society; Newcastle Courant, 20th December 1839, 15th July 1842, 6th July 1855