Sandyford Villa (later Sandyford House)
Sandyford Villa (later Sandyford House)
HER Number
8646
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Sandyford Villa (later Sandyford House)
Place
Sandyford
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Villa
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Later renamed Sandyford House. For a time it was the Roman Catholic Bishop's residence. Later became a girl's hostel. Built in late C19. Demolished c.1970.
Easting
425870
Northing
565530
Grid Reference
NZ425870565530
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 32; Alan Morgan, 1998, Bygone Sandyford and Cradlewell