Ouseburn, Lower Steenberg's Yard, Maynard's Toffee Factory

HER Number:
5472

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Ouseburn, Lower Steenberg's Yard, Maynard's Toffee Factory

Place:
Ouseburn

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Food Processing Plant

Site Type: Specific:
Confectionery Works

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Ruined Building

Description:
Took over the southern end of the former cattle sanatorium. Some of the buildings relating to Maynard's Toffee Factory still survive, despite a fire in the early 1990s. Although roofless, they retain much of their detail including the fenestration using segmental arched lintels. Nestled between the buildings is a tall brick chimney.

Easting:
2637

Northing:
6422

Grid Reference:
NZ26376422

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5472 >> Newcastle City Council, 2002, Draft Ouseburn Character Statement, p 24; Ove Arup & Partners, 1998, Lower Steenberg's Yard - Byker, Engineering Study; 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896; Patrick Parsons Ltd, 2002, Cattle Sanatorium, Structural Assessment; Brian Nichol, 2002, Steenberg's Lower Yard The Early Years (unpublished typescript); The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2010, Maynard's Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation