Pudding Chare, Wilson's Court
Pudding Chare, Wilson's Court
HER Number
9946
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Pudding Chare, Wilson's Court
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Courtyard
Site Type: Specific
Courtyard
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
The space of Wilson’s Court is an important reminder of Newcastle’s social past and is a testament to the time in which courts and yards were commonplace in the city centre, a building trend which has long fallen from favour. The city’s yards and courts were important social spaces. LOCAL LIST
Easting
424810
Northing
564070
Grid Reference
NZ424810564070
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 139