Chemical Works (Fish Guano)
Chemical Works (Fish Guano)
HER Number
5489
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Chemical Works (Fish Guano)
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Chemical Works
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A fish guano works was established here by WS Corder in the 1880s on previously undeveloped ground north of the brewery (HER 5485) and west of the Pow Burn. In 1889 it was said that very little Peruvian guano was used in Tyneside, although fish remains mixed with other agents was used to some extent. The impression is that this was a small scale industry. The chemical works expanded in October 1888, with a blacksmith's shop, refuse room, medicinal oil room and deodorising room added to the west side of the complex (TWAS CB/Ty/15/32). In 1892 another square building was added (TWAS CB/Ty/15/36).
Easting
436220
Northing
568740
Grid Reference
NZ436220568740
Sources
<< HER 5489 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2003, Fish Park, North Shields, Archaeological Assessment
Tyne and Wear Archive Service, 1888, CB/Ty/15/32
Tyne and Wear Archive Service, 1892, CB/Ty/15/36
Tyne and Wear Archive Service, 1888, CB/Ty/15/32
Tyne and Wear Archive Service, 1892, CB/Ty/15/36