Pilgrim Street, house of Laurentius Acton
Pilgrim Street, house of Laurentius Acton
HER Number
6519
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Pilgrim Street, house of Laurentius Acton
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
According to Bourne (1736) a little below the Hall of the Taylors (HER 6518) was probably the house of Laurentius Acton, which was next door to the house of Thomas Waters. Acton was Mayor of Newcastle in 1433, and 1435-1437 in the reign of Henry VI. The wheat and rye market lay opposite Acton's house.
Easting
424900
Northing
564400
Grid Reference
NZ424900564400
Sources
H. Bourne, 1736, The History of Newcastle upon Tyne, p 86.