I have been collecting silver for many years and am now investigating it in some detail.
I have always used Bradburys and the English Silver Hallmarks guide published by Foulsham.
When I look at this website's date letters for Newcastle they do not match with the above.
For example, I have piece of Newcastle silver clearly marked with a "U" shield and is clearly 1786 according to Bradburys. But the online encyclopedia date mark is S and none seem to correspond with Bradburys.
Can anyone enlighten me?