Walbottle, Bank Top House

HER Number:
12865

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Walbottle, Bank Top House

Place:
Walbottle

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1864. Built of stone with a slate pitched roof with white barge boards and original chimney. The windows have been replaced with new sash windows. Stone quoins and window dressings. In 2005 a two storey extension was added to the west elevation and a porch to the east. There are two barns - one has had its roof raised, the other has been rebuilt. A single storey garage has been added. The alterations have been sensitively done. The house is secluded and surrounded by allotments and open fields.

Easting:
1685

Northing:
6599

Grid Reference:
NZ16856599

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 22