Glass House Street, Byker

[Jeffrey]

Hello All,

Does any one know any information about 'Glass House Street', Byker. Where it was, Type of housing etc.

Was it near any pottery as my ancestors that  lived there in 1841 were Potters.

Thank you.
Judy

[Helen K]

Hi Judy

If you go to www.old-maps.co.uk and enter Glass House Street in the address search option then choose Northumberland you will be shown an 1864 map of the general area.

There is a St Peters Pottery shown.

Regards

Helen K

[slogger]

Hi judy,
although i do not know of that particular street name not being a native of byker, when i was doing social work training in 1990`s worked in an area down near the river known locally as pottery bank after the pottery that was once there.

Had a smashing little book all about the area that included history of pottery but like many others lent it to someone in my next job and never got it back.

Think i got it from Newcastle Library .. one of the local history series. They may have a ref copy but afraid i can`t remember the name. They would know of such an address. Found the person there very helpful when i was doing my own elswick/scotswood research. Found a pic of the street my grandfather lived in.

What area are u

[Jeffrey]

Thank you for the replies on 'Glass House Street' Byker.
I have looked it up on the old map sites and I have just ordered a little booklet from Newcastle Library about Byker for about £1.50 which apparently has photos of the area.

If any one else is interested in the Newcastle area there are loads of these booklets of the different areas and you can see them on the Newcastle Library web site and can order them if you have a credit card.

The areas my ancestors were born was Glass House Street & St  Peters Quay which I think are in the same area.

Thank you
Judy

Judy

[Richardj]

Apart from the St Peter's Pottery, don't forget the world famous Maling factory that was there from 1813 to the late 1950's.  There were a number of other potteries in area.

Richard

[Jeffrey]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the information.

My ancestors were called Branford & they also worked as Potters in Sth. Hylton Ford, Sunderland where I think there was another Malings pottery.
I wonder if they went from one Malings Pottery to another to another for some reason.

Any suggestions.
Judy

[Richardj]

Judy

The Maling business was started in Sunderland around 1760 and moved to Byker in the 1810's.  It was originally called Ford but traded under the name of C.T. Maling.  I don't know why they moved.  Ford I believe was his wife's maiden name.
They had two sites in Byker although I think one was a much later addition.  One building at least still exists and is, I believe, being used as a small business centre.

Another pottery (Woods) existed on the south side of Stepney Bank.  The buildings can still be seen nestling almost underneath Byker Bridge.

Richard

[Jeffrey]

Don't know if you are still on this site Richard but looking through realise I hadn't thanked you for your informative reply.

Judy

[bykerlads]

Picking up rather belatedly on references to Byker, Glasshouse Street, and potters.
My OH's family came from Byker and lived in the St Peters, Glasshouses area. A mixture of potters, glassmakers and publicans.
Marrying into the Byker glassmaking Bambrough family, the Browns are in Byker in 1851, William and his family all in the pottery trade born in Scotland.
The Bambroughs had been in Portobello Edinbrough for some years, though originally Byker glass workers , returned to N/Castle.
Eventually ,1870's, Jonas Bambrough was landlord of the Hare and Hounds along with his wife Elizabeth ( nee Brown, potters), right in the middle of the potteries and glassworks of Byker.
Thirsty work!! Must have been some lively times there!
Sadly, no record of which pottery or glassworks they all, men, women, boys, girls, worked in. Would love to have known...