Fairfield

HER Number

17262

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Fairfield

Place

Westoe

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Villa

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Fairfield first depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1897. Demolished by 1964. A tree lined avenue leading from a lodge to Fairfield can also be seen on this plan. The trees survive, in part, running north-west across the playing fields.

Easting

437430

Northing

566110

Grid Reference

NZ437430566110

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2008, South Tyneside College, Westoe Campus, South Shields - Archaeological Assessment