Benton Lodge
Benton Lodge
HER Number
11415
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Benton Lodge
Place
Longbenton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Country House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
A large Victorian house in extensive grounds. Once occupied by the Smith's family of Smiths Docks. In 1887 it was occupied by Miss Elizabeth Anderson. Later residents were accountant, Alfred Carr, later still Sir Neville and Lady Hadcock. The site is now occupied by houses.
Easting
426930
Northing
568180
Grid Reference
NZ426930568180
Sources
W.G. Elliott and Edwin Smith, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor and Killingworth, p 31