Roseworth House
Roseworth House
HER Number
8655
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Roseworth House
Place
Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Built in 1832 by the Rev. Walker. Purchased five years later by coalowner John Carr. Enlarged by his son in 1875. Demolished in early 1900s at which time it was the residence of H.P. Gurney, Principal of Armstrong College.
Easting
424510
Northing
567510
Grid Reference
NZ424510567510
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 32; R. Welford, 1879, A History of the Parish of Gosforth