NZ2464 : Rosemary Lane from St John Street
taken 14 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
Rosemary Lane was the site of Newcastle's first Lying-In Hospital (maternity) between 1760 and 1826 when a new building was built in New Bridge Street NZ2564 : Lying-In Hospital, New Bridge Street Link
The lane bends at the east end of St John Street here to join Pudding Chare opposite Thompson House and the Fleet Street Bar (just visible over the fence) NZ2464 : Fleet Street Bar, Pudding Chare.
Old buildings on the lane and its corner with Pudding Chare were demolished in 2000 and new apartment buildings erected, known as Parrish View. One of the old properties was retained (nearest the camera). This red brick building with the curved Flemish gable is Grade II Listed as No. 7 Rosemary Lane and dates from around 1700.
Tyne and Wear HER (8735): Newcastle, Rosemary Lane (St. John St.), No. 7 Link
There are photos of this location during the building works in 2000 here: Link
Chares is a Geordie word used for the narrow alley-ways in Newcastle. There used to be about 20 chares which led back from the Quayside in the medieval town (Dark Chare, Grindon Chare, Blue Anchor Chare, Peppercorn Chare, Palester Chare, Colvin's Chare, Hornsby Chare, Plumber Chare, Fenwick's Chare, Dark Chare, Broad Garth, Peacock Chare, Trinity Chare, Rewcastle Chare, Broad Chare, Spicer Lane, Burn Bank, Byker Chare, Cock's Chare and Love Lane).
The name was also applied to narrow lanes in different parts of the city and other parts of Northumberland Link
On the Quayside, they are thought to have arisen from wooden piers built out into the river, between which rubbish was dumped and houses built on the reclaimed land.
The buildings alongside the chares were crowded and unpleasant. Many were destroyed in the great fire of 1854 NZ2563 : Hillgate explosion, vividly illustrated in 'View from the High Level Bridge' by M. & M. W. Lambert (1854) Link
Broad Chare was so called as it was wide enough for a cart, the others were much narrower Link
Wikipedia: Link
The present state of Newcastle: Streets within the walls by Eneas Mackenzie (1827) Link
Plan of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead by John Wood (1827) Link
Tyne and Wear HER(1596): Newcastle, Quayside (The Key) Link
Tyne and Wear HER(11101): Newcastle, medieval town Link
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- Grid Square
- NZ2464, 2473 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Andrew Curtis (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 21 December, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 2 January, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 2475 6404 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.2222N 1:36.8951W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 2473 6404
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
