Wincomblee Brick and Tile Works

HER Number

4205

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Wincomblee Brick and Tile Works

Place

Walker

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific

Brickworks

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows a brickfield and clay pit on the site, but they are not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that they were out of use by 1895.

Easting

429470

Northing

564580

Grid Reference

NZ429470564580

Sources

<< HER 4205 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98