Fawdon, White House and Old Pit Cottages
Fawdon, White House and Old Pit Cottages
HER Number
15070
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Fawdon, White House and Old Pit Cottages
Place
Fawdon
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
The White House was Fawdon Colliery agent's house. Built circa 1809. Attached to the west was a row of miner's cootages with gardens to the rear. The council demolished the houses around 1938.
Easting
422810
Northing
568980
Grid Reference
NZ422810568980
Sources
Millie Walker, 1994, Bygone Fawdon & Coxlodge