Farm shown on the 1848 tithe plan and subsequent plans. Tithe plan 1848 states the landowner as George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and the tenent as Ambrose Blackett.

Farm shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1862 and subsequent maps.

Farm in Penshaw village shown on 1775 Plan by Tempest and subsequent maps. Possibly situated on the site of the original Bernewell manorial farm.

Farm shown on the 1775 Tempest plan and subsequent tithe and OS plans. Building now named Penshaw Stables Farm. An east-west range, rendered and whitewashed with a Welsh slate roof. The farmhouse is of two low storeyes with a central porch now flanked by modern conservatories. The roof has a red tile ridge and a big stack at each end, the eastern of ashlar and perhaps early 19th century in date, the western with its upper section rebuilt in brick. To the east is a lower farmbuilding with an L-plan eastern section that may be a recent addition; between the two parts what is probably the original end wall has a gable coping raised to such an extent as to suggest that the original roof material was thatch of some sort.

No. 2 Gordon Terrace was formerly the Seven Stars Inn, now a house named Seven Stars. Grey sandstone ashlar; its openings have been modernised but its gables have a raised coping, exposed on the west and made up of big triangular blocks, perhaps denoting a thatched roof at one time.

Founded in 1872.

Whitley and Monkseaton Football Club was formed in 1896. Monkseaton Football Club laid out a pitch to the immediate west of West Park around 1934. In 1950 Monkseaton Football Club became Whitley Bay FC (also known as the Seahorses). Hillheads Park was mainly developed in the 1960s when Whitley Bay was one of the top amateur teams in England. The main stand was completed in 1963. A mass horses grave was uncovered. The Seahorse Social Club opened in 1966. Floodlights were added in 1968. There was a roof over the south terrace (the Creamery Side) but this was taken down in 1971. The terraces were concreted in 1989 for the visit of Preston in the FA Cup. Hillheads Park is limited to 4500 people. The ground is used by junior and women's teams. Hillheads is one of the few historic football grounds in Tyne and Wear that has survived progress and rationisation and has retained its character and atmosphere. During the 1960s the club twice reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup. They have won the Northumberland Senior Club twelve times since 1953. They won the FA Vase three times in eight years (2002, 2009 and 2010). The latter two games were played at Wembley Stadium. In a corner of Hillheads Park is an Ellison Patented Rush Preventive turnstile. These were manufacturered in Manchester between 1895 and 1963.

Opened by Alderman Snowball, mayor, in May 1955. The building is grey. Built by Gunning & Co of Newcastle. One of only three ice rinks built in Britain in the 1950s. In 1958 the rink staged tennis, in 1959 international netball. Between 1982 and 1996 the rink hosted concerts and ice shows by Torvill and Dean. In 1995 there was a middleweight boxing match between Chris Eubank and Jose Ignacio Barruetabena of Spain. The ice rink is home to Whitley Warriors ice hockey team. Whitley Bay's original ice hockey team in 1956 was the Wasps (transferred from Durham). In 1957 the Bees arrived. In 1963 the Wasps returned to Whitley Bay. In 1966 the Warriors emerged and the Wasps returned to Durham. A tenpin bowling alley was added at the far end of the rink, reducung the number of seats from 3500 to 3200. In 1995 the Warriors moved to the new Metro Arena in Newcastle. In 1996 they returned to Whitley Bay. In 2011 the Newcastle Vipers moved from the Metro Arena to Whitley Bay. The ice rink is also home to Whitley Bay Ice Skating Club. Former members include figure skating champions Lorna Brown, Joanne Conway and Matthew Parr.

The 19th century clay pits for the brickworks at Whitley Hill Heads were exhausted in 1889. The owner landscaped the site and created the basis of West Park, 90 feet below road level and sheltered by steep banks. In 1911 West Park became a market garden. In 1924 Whitley and Monkseaton Urban District Council bought the site and began to infill the quarry. In 1934 the Council announced plans for a stadium at West Park, which was still being infilled. Plans for the stadium were put on hold at the outbreak of war. The Council announced in 1949 that it would turn West Park into a 25,000 capacity cycling and athletics stadium. However the stadium was never built and Hillheads developed instead into a cluster of four sporting venues. West Park has been home to Whitley Bay Cricket Club since 1960. The cricket club formed in 1946 at Churchill Playing Fields. The pavilion dates from 1967, the original burnt down in 1966.

Rockcliffe Rugby Football Club was officially formed in 1887, but an earlier club had the same name. Its first ground was a field on Grafton Road in Whitley Bay above Table Rocks swimming pool. It had an ornate oriental-style pavilion, a refreshment kiosk from the North East Coast Exhibition at Tynemouth in 1882. The rugby team included several Cullercoats fishermen. They won the Northumberland Senior Cup in 1890. In 1892 Ernest 'Little Billee' Taylor became the first of eight Rockcliffe players to be capped. He was appointed England Captain in 1894. In 1901 housing developments forced the club to move a mile or so north. In 1905 they had to move again to make way for a funfair (later Spanish City). In 1907 the rugby club laid out a ground on a field north east of Hill Heads brickworks. By 1909 the club became Rockcliff (dropped the second 'e'). A grandstand was put up in 1922 on the south side of the pitch. It cost £700 and held 600 spectators. It opened for the Northumberland County Rugby Union trial in October 1922. On 20 April 1929 dirt track racing was introduced in an adjacent field. It was organised by Tyneside Speedways Ltd of Cross Street, Newcastle. A 400 yard dirt track was laid out. 4000 people watched over 30 races. Harry Whitfield of Middlesbrough won the Whitley Golden Helmet. 12 speedway meetings were staged at Hillheads, the last was on 26 June 1929. The club closed during World War Two. The 1922 stand and pavilion were demolished in the 1950s. In 1964 the current clubhouse opened. The site of the speedway track is now a second rugby pitch. In 1984-5 Rockcliff was able to buy the ground and its two pitches. Their strip is red and yellow.