Westgate Road, gallows

HER Number

6510

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Westgate Road, gallows

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Civil

Site Type: Broad

Legal Site

Site Type: Specific

Gallows

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A separate gallows for Northumberland criminals stood outside the West Gate in the 18th century and early 19th century.

Easting

424390

Northing

564060

Grid Reference

NZ424390564060

Sources

D. Lovie, 1997, The Buildings of Grainger Town; Jack and John Leslie, 2003, Down our streets - Newcastle's street names explored, p 19; Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 7