Robert Laidlaw & Sons, Shields Road
Robert Laidlaw & Sons, Shields Road
HER Number
11348
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Robert Laidlaw & Sons, Shields Road
Place
Byker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
Site Type: Specific
Brushmakers Workshop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The brush manufacturing business has gone but a sign detailing their products survives on the gable on the corner of Algernon Road.
Easting
427220
Northing
564910
Grid Reference
NZ427220564910
Sources
Up & Down Shields Road - a local area heritage guide, Elders Council of Newcastle, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Community Heritage Project Down Your Way?