Hill Top House, Newcastle Road

HER Number

11462

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Hill Top House, Newcastle Road

Place

West Boldon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Toll House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

A large impressive house built in 1701 for the overseer of the Newcastle Road when it was a toll road. Well restored, with 6-over-6 sash windows and a small well-designed extension. The concrete pantile roof is not in keeping.

Easting

435090

Northing

561040

Grid Reference

NZ435090561040

Sources

South Tyneside Council, 2002, West Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal; South Tyneside Council, 2006, West Boldon Conservation Area Management Plan, Draft SPD 11; A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community