Taylors Meeting House, Pilgrim Street

Taylors Meeting House, Pilgrim Street

HER Number
6518
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Taylors Meeting House, Pilgrim Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Meeting Hall
Site Type: Specific
Guildhall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Bourne (1736) reports that the Taylor's Meeting House was at the end of the Chare, fronting onto Pilgrim Street. A large window, which seemed to be part of a chapel, survived. He quotes on the play and possession of Corpus Christi, conditions of entry into the Taylor's guild and livery etc.
Easting
424900
Northing
564400
Grid Reference
NZ424900564400
Sources
H. Bourne, 1736, The History of Newcastle upon Tyne, p 86.