Beaconsfield House

Seafront villa built in c.1882 by coal-owner and philanthropist John Henry Burn at the high cost of £35,000. Near St. George's Church, it was named after Lord Beaconsfield. Mr Burn died in 1898 but his widow continued to live there until 1922 when it became a Dr. Barnado's Children's Home. In 1953 it was purchased by Tynemouth Council for use as a convalescent home. Demolished in 1959.