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Bath Lane


The street is named after Newcastle's earliest baths, built in 1781, at this location. The baths took water from Skinner Burn (now one of the city's 'hidden' streams) and included medicated vapour baths, enclosed cold baths, and an open swimming pool. The water supply was disrupted when a mine shaft was sunk nearby, leading to parts of the baths being closed down in the 1820s. They were demolished by 1860. (source: Sitelines). The most preserved parts of the Town Wall run parallel to Bath Lane, including Herber Tower and Durham Tower.

Streets Skinner Burn Durham Tower Herber Tower Rutherford Technical College Fever Hospital, Bath Lane Rutherford Street, Newcastle Stowell Street Ever Changing
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020176:Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, Bath Lane Offices, Newcastle upon Tyne, Aug 1969

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049473:Bath Lane Congregational Church Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1986

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061986:The Fever Hospital Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1995

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065429:Newcastle Breweries Ltd Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1990

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066354:Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1969

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03025a:Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne 1897

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030417:The Waterloo, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966

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042056:Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1980

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061983:Durham Tower Bath Lane Maybury Malcolm 1995

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061840:Bath Lane/Corporation Street Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1995

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030154:St. John's National School Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne 1927

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03025b:Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne 1897

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030371:Bath Hotel Bath Lane Terrace/Corporation Street 1966

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061442:Big Luke's Restaurant Bath Lane/Rutherford Street Maybury Malcolm 1995

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053551:Rutherford College Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1920?

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069209:Sixth Form Rutherford College Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1919

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Fever Hospital, Bath Lane
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Fever Hospital, Bath Lane
- "Fever hospital 1804. Opened for the prevention and cure of contagious fever and was in use as such until 1888. The public raised £1165 towards the £1505 cost of the …
Skinner Burn
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Skinner Burn
- Skinner Burn is a 'hidden' stream which feeds into the River Tyne. The valley of the Skinner Burn was gradually infilled from the 18th century and the stream was culverted …
Durham Tower
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Durham Tower
- Overview Map Street View Built during the late 13th century, this was a single-storey semi-circular tower with a strong rib-vaulted room. Durham Tower is amongst the most complete parts of …
Herber Tower
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Herber Tower
- Overview Map Street View Herber Tower (aka Heber Tower) was built as part of the Town Walls in Newcastle in the late 13th century. In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Herber Tower …
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Tyne and Wear HER(6865): Newcastle, Bath Lane, Public Baths
- "Shown but not named on Hutton's plan of Newcastle 1770. Named on plan of 1827. A public bath house in extensive gardens. The baths were built in 1781, opening on …

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Oystershell Hall, Newcastle
- "....Oystershell Lane presumably took its name from a quite remarkable building that once stood at the edge of a garden on the adjoining Bath Lane. Oystershell Hall was an ordinary …

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John Sinclair Ltd. Tobacco Factory

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