English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
18
District
Newcastle
Easting
423700
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564400
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Earl of Douglas - NGR unknown. Bought by Pine Street Brewery in 1892, was altered in 1907, again during the 1930s and then in 1944 when a club room was opened on the first floor. Bought by Hope and Anchor Breweries for £4000 in 1954 and closed in 1970.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Earl of Douglas - NGR unknown. Bought by Pine Street Brewery in 1892, was altered in 1907, again during the 1930s and then in 1944 when a club room was opened on the first floor. Bought by Hope and Anchor Breweries for £4000 in 1954 and closed in 1970.
Site Name
Douglas Terrace, Earl of Douglas Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
17336
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2016
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
18
DAY2
12
District
Newcastle
Easting
424100
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564399
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Seaham Tavern - closed 1908. NGR unknown.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Seaham Tavern - closed 1908. NGR unknown.
Site Name
Seaham Street, Seaham Tavern
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
17335
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2016
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
10684
DAY1
18
District
Newcastle
Easting
422500
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564560
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Newcastle
Description
Prince of Wales opened in 1939 following the transfer of licence from the original Prince of Wales on Wellington Street. Refurbished in 1982 which completely transformed the ground floor. This was to try and make the pub more appealing for all and to get rid of the original small rooms which had traditionally been male orientated.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Prince of Wales opened in 1939 following the transfer of licence from the original Prince of Wales on Wellington Street. Refurbished in 1982 which completely transformed the ground floor. This was to try and make the pub more appealing for all and to get rid of the original small rooms which had traditionally been male orientated. Still in use as a pub in 2015.
Site Name
Westgate Road, Prince of Wales Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
17334
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2016
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
18
DAY2
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
424128
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564442
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Joiners Arms lost its licence in 1908. Exact location unknown.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Joiners Arms lost its licence in 1908. Exact location unknown.
Site Name
Wellington Street, Joiners' Arms
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
17333
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2016
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
18
DAY2
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
424130
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Wellington Arms beerhouse closed in 1881 when its owner-landlord was judged to be an 'unsatisfactory character'. Exact location unknown.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Wellington Arms beerhouse closed in 1881 when its owner-landlord was judged to be an 'unsatisfactory character'. Exact location unknown.
Site Name
Wellington Street, Wellington Arms
Site Type: Specific
Beer House
HER Number
17332
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2016
YEAR2
2020
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
439910
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557360
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Tudor 1485 to 1603
Place
Sunderland
Description
Pann's Bank was the commercial heart of Sunderland from the 16th century. It was occupied by industries until the closure of the shipyards in the 1960s.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Pann's Bank was the commercial heart of Sunderland from the 16th century. It was occupied by industries until the closure of the shipyards in the 1960s.
Site Name
Panns Bank
Site Type: Specific
Road
HER Number
17331
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Blue plaque
YEAR1
2016
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
District
Sunderland
Easting
440230
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557250
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
The home of James Field Stanfield (1749-1824), seaman, actor and campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. His son Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1847), seaman, landscape and marine artist, scene painter and Royal Academician was born here.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
The home of James Field Stanfield (1749-1824), seaman, actor and campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. His son Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1847), seaman, landscape and marine artist, scene painter and Royal Academician was born here.
Site Name
Bodlewell Lane, Bodlewell House
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
17330
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Blue plaque
YEAR1
2016
English, British
Class
Domestic
DAY1
14
Easting
425450
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563280
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Gateshead
Description
Site of the house where Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), wood engraver and natural history author, lived and died. There is a pink stone plaque on the façade of the West Street post office. Thomas Bewick was born at Cherryburn in Mickley, Northumberland. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby in Newcastle. He became a partner in the business in 1776. In 1790 they published 'History of Quadrupeds'. Bewick is best known for 'A History of British Birds' (1797 and 1804). He also illustrated Aesop's Fables. Thomas Bewick is buried in Ovingham churchyard. A marble bust of Bewick was commissioned by the Literary and Philosophical Society in 1825. Edward Hodges Baily was the sculptor. There is a bronze copy of the bust in a niche on the building which replaced his workshop at Amen Corner in Newcastle. The British Museum has a copy. The Lit & Phil still has a copy. There is a full length statue of him on the façade of 45 Northumberland Street.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Site of the house where Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), wood engraver and natural history author, lived and died. There is a pink stone plaque on the façade of the West Street post office. Thomas Bewick was born at Cherryburn in Mickley, Northumberland. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby in Newcastle. He became a partner in the business in 1776. In 1790 they published 'History of Quadrupeds'. Bewick is best known for 'A History of British Birds' (1797 and 1804). He also illustrated Aesop's Fables. Thomas Bewick is buried in Ovingham churchyard. A marble bust of Bewick was commissioned by the Literary and Philosophical Society in 1825. Edward Hodges Baily was the sculptor. There is a bronze copy of the bust in a niche on the building which replaced his workshop at Amen Corner in Newcastle. The British Museum has a copy. The Lit & Phil still has a copy. There is a full length statue of him on the façade of 45 Northumberland Street.
Site Name
West Street, home of Thomas Bewick
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
17329
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bewick
YEAR1
2016
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
424200
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562400
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Teams
Description
Sister Winifred Laver MBE (1888-1980), Methodist missionary, instituted the Vine Street Mission in Teams in 1916.Laver was born in Birkenhead. She came to Gateshead at the age of 18 to work with the sick, starving and poor. Lver ran the Vine Stret Mission for 60 years. Families were given breakfast before church, children were taken on trips to the seaside and the Christmas parties accomodated over 1200 people. Sister Laver was awarded an MBE and the Freedom of the Borough of Gateshead. Vine Street no longer exists. It was replaced by Fleming Court and Milling Court in Redheugh. The mission was demolished in 1977. A blue plaque to Sister Laver was erected at nearby Gateshead Evangelical Centre on Derwentwater Road in 2011.
Site Type: Broad
Religious House
SITEDESC
Sister Winifred Laver MBE (1888-1980), Methodist missionary, instituted the Vine Street Mission in Teams in 1916.Laver was born in Birkenhead. She came to Gateshead at the age of 18 to work with the sick, starving and poor. Laver ran the Vine Street Mission for 60 years. Families were given breakfast before church, children were taken on trips to the seaside and the Christmas parties accommodated over 1200 people. Sister Laver was awarded an MBE and the Freedom of the Borough of Gateshead. Vine Street no longer exists. It was replaced by Fleming Court and Milling Court in Redheugh. The mission was demolished in 1977. A blue plaque to Sister Laver was erected at nearby Gateshead Evangelical Centre on Derwentwater Road in 2011.
Site Name
Teams, Vine Street, Mission
Site Type: Specific
Mission
HER Number
17328
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Blue plaque honour to Sister Winifred Laver, 23 June 2011, Evening Chronicle http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/blue-plaque-honour-sister-winifred-1400758; http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/things-to-do/local-heroes/sister-winifred-laver
YEAR1
2016
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
425620
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560950
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Low Fell
Description
Red brick villa with slate roof. Shown on OS third edition of 1919. Now called Park View Lodge. The childhood home of Katherine Githa Sowerby (1876-1970), playwright, poet and children's author. She was the daughter of Gateshead glassmaker, John G. Sowerby. Her penname was K.G. Sowerby. She was a feminist and member of the Fabian Society. She married John Kendall. Her play 'Rutherford and Son' (1912) was a huge success. It ran for 133 performances in London and 63 in New York. It was revived in 1980 and again in 1994. Her other plays were less successful. The last one was 'Direct Action'. Sowerby also wrote books of poetry and short stories for children, illustrated by her sister Millicent. Her papers and memorabilia are in the collections at the Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Red brick villa with slate roof. Shown on OS third edition of 1919. Now called Park View Lodge. The childhood home of Katherine Githa Sowerby (1876-1970), playwright, poet and children's author. She was the daughter of Gateshead glassmaker, John G. Sowerby. Her penname was K.G. Sowerby. She was a feminist and member of the Fabian Society. She married John Kendall. Her play 'Rutherford and Son' (1912) was a huge success. It ran for 133 performances in London and 63 in New York. It was revived in 1980 and again in 1994. Her other plays were less successful. The last one was 'Direct Action'. Sowerby also wrote books of poetry and short stories for children, illustrated by her sister Millicent. Her papers and memorabilia are in the collections at the Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums.
Site Name
Low Fell, Durham Road, Raven's Hill
Site Type: Specific
Villa
HER Number
17327
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Githa_Sowerby; Patricia Riley, 2009, Looking for Githa; Barbara Hodgson, "Author Is Brought Back to Life", The Journal, 17 September 2009; Mark Brown, "Githa Sowerby, the forgotten playwright, returns to the stage", Guardian, 14 August 2009; BBC, "Tyneside honours forgotten writer" (26 August 2009); Barrett Harper Clark (1915). "Githa Sowerby". The British and American Drama of To-day: Outlines for Their Study. H. Holt. pp. 154–155; Rose Drew, "Patricia Riley on Playwright Githa Sowerby", One&Other: York, 11 December 2011
YEAR1
2016