Bensham, council housing
Bensham, council housing
HER Number
9747
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Bensham, council housing
Place
Bensham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
Site Type: Specific
Housing Estate
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Bensham council estate was built between 1923 and 1927 with 204 houses. The houses, mostly semi-detached, had electricity, with an electric cooker in the scullery. Most houses were brick built, although there were some in artificial stone rubble. Projecting bays had a cross motif in brick.
Easting
424440
Northing
561530
Grid Reference
NZ424440561530
Sources
S. Taylor and D.B. Lovie, 2004, Gateshead - Architecture in a Changing English Urban Landscape, p 49-54