Site of first Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade watch house 1865-1887. The second watch house still survives to the west and is a grade II Listed Building (HER ref. 2214).
Site Type: Broad
Navigation Aid
SITEDESC
Site of first Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade watch house 1865-1887. Second watch house still survives to the west and is listed grade 2 (SMR 2214).
Site Name
Site of first Life Brigade Watch House
Site Type: Specific
Coastguard Station
HER Number
1978
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1978 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437240
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568980
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
Remains of the slipway of the Tynemouth No. 2 Black Middens R.N.L.I. Lifeboat Station, opened in 1865, closed in 1905. The site of the station is now built over by the promenade.
Site Type: Broad
Slipway
SITEDESC
Remains of the slipway of the Tynemouth No. 2 Black Middens R.N.L.I. Lifeboat Station, opened in 1865, closed in 1905. The site of the station is now built over by the promenade.
Site Name
Tynemouth, remains of lifeboat slipway
Site Type: Specific
Slipway
HER Number
1977
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
<< HER 1977 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437180
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Marble; Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569060
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1845 by John Dobson with a statue by Lough. Large size so that it could be seen by ships entering the Tyne. The base has slit windows and a door. The colossal figure of the Admiral in draped cloak, measures 7 metres. Four guns from his shipthe Royal Sovereign were set flanking the steps in 1848 {1}. Sandstone ashlar and marble. Plaque on south side commemorates his success at Trafalgar under Nelson and the erection by public subscription of this memorial. Historical note - Collingwood was born in Newcastle and members of his family lived at Chirton, North Shields {2}. Information plaque next to monument: "THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN 1845 BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD WHO IN THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1805 LED THE BRITISH FLEET INTO ACTION AT TRAFALGAR AND SUSTAINED THE SEA FIGHT FOR UPWARDS OF AN HOUR BEFORE THE OTHER SHIPS WERE WITHIN GUN SHOT, WHICH CAUSED NELSON TO EXCLAIM 'SEE HOW THAT NOBLE FELLOW COLLINGWOOD TAKES HIS SHIP INTO ACTION'. HE WAS BORN AT NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE IN 1748 AND DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY ON BOARD THE 'VILLE DE PARIS' ON 7TH MARCH 1810 AND WAS BURIED IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. THE FOUR GUNS UPON THIS MONUMENT BELONGED TO HIS SHIP THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN".
SITEASS
Listed on English Heritage's Register of Buildings at Risk 2002. Listed as being in "very bad" condition. Priority A. "Serious structural problems to base of monument primarily caused by water penetration. Unless action is taken to prevent further deterioration, there will be major structural problems in the short term" {English Heritage 2002}.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
1845 by John Dobson with a statue by Lough. Large size so that it could be seen by ships entering the Tyne. The base has slit windows and a door. The colossal figure of the Admiral in draped cloak, measures 7 metres. Four guns from his ship the Royal Sovereign were set flanking the steps in 1848 {1}. Sandstone ashlar and marble. Plaque on south side commemorates his success at Trafalgar under Nelson and the erection by public subscription of this memorial. Historical note - Collingwood was born in Newcastle and members of his family lived at Chirton, North Shields {2}. Information plaque next to monument: "THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN 1845 BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD WHO IN THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1805 LED THE BRITISH FLEET INTO ACTION AT TRAFALGAR AND SUSTAINED THE SEA FIGHT FOR UPWARDS OF AN HOUR BEFORE THE OTHER SHIPS WERE WITHIN GUN SHOT, WHICH CAUSED NELSON TO EXCLAIM 'SEE HOW THAT NOBLE FELLOW COLLINGWOOD TAKES HIS SHIP INTO ACTION'. HE WAS BORN AT NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE IN 1748 AND DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY ON BOARD THE 'VILLE DE PARIS' ON 7TH MARCH 1810 AND WAS BURIED IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. THE FOUR GUNS UPON THIS MONUMENT BELONGED TO HIS SHIP THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN".
Site Name
Collingwood Monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II*
HER Number
1976
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
<< HER 1976 >> N. Pevsner, 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland, p 595; List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 10/108; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 207-9; North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk T36.29; The Collingwood 2010 Festival - Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the death of Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, Official Souvenir Publication
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437230
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569060
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows a wooden cottage, formerly the residence of the Duke of Northumberland's salmon bailiff, at this location.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Wooden cottage, formerly the residence of the Duke of Northumberland's salmon bailiff.
Site Name
Wooden Cottage
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
1975
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 1975 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2214
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437230
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Weatherboard
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
569030
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Cottage, built 1886-7, probably by C.T. Gomoszynski, Borough Engineer. Weatherboarding on painted rendered plinth; Welsh slate roof with painted brick chimney. One storey. Central glazed door in bargeboarded porch. Right return has sliding storm shutter to renewed window. Included for group value with Tynemouth Watch Club House.
Site Type: Broad
Maritime House
SITEDESC
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Cottage, built 1886-7, probably by C.T. Gomoszynski, Borough Engineer. Weatherboarding on painted rendered plinth; Welsh slate roof with painted brick chimney. One storey. Central glazed door in bargeboarded porch. Right return has sliding storm shutter to renewed window. Included for group value with Tynemouth Watch Club House.
Site Name
Pier Rd, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Cottage
Site Type: Specific
Lifeboatmans Cottage
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
1974
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 1974 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade; List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 10/110
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437020
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568700
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
Foundation stone of the proposed Tynemouth or Low Lights Dock laid on 23rd June 1864. The stone was dislodged by S.S. Stagshaw on 29th November 1878 and the sealed bottles and brass plaque removed - their whereabouts are unknown. Marked as "Prior's Stone" on current Ordnance Survey map.
Site Type: Broad
Dock and Harbour Installation
SITEDESC
Foundation stone of the proposed Tynemouth or Low Lights Dock. Stone laid on Thursday 23rd June 1864. Scheme almost immediately collapsed and the dock was never built. The stone was dislodged by S.S. Stagshaw on 29th November 1878 and the sealed bottles and brass plaque removed - their whereabouts are unknown. Marked as "Prior's Stone" on current OS map.
Site Name
Prior's Stone
Site Type: Specific
Dock
HER Number
1973
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
<< HER 1973 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
436400
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568590
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
North Shields
Description
The lifeboat house of the lifeboat "Northumberland", dating to 1798, located on the coast adjacent to Clifford's Fort.
Site Type: Broad
Navigation Aid
SITEDESC
The life boat house of the lifeboat "Northumberland", 1798 was located on the coast adjacent to Clifford's Fort.
Site Name
North Shields, Site of lifeboat house
Site Type: Specific
Lifeboat Station
HER Number
1972
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1972 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
YEAR1
2002
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
N Tyneside
Easting
436450
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568960
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
North Shields
Description
Barracks dating to before 1792. The barracks were made up of a square of cottages (Percy Square) built during the French Wars, when invasion was a daily expectation. Many of the cottages collapsed onto the shore - over a quarter of a million tons of earth used to subside annually onto the beach [1929]. The rest were demolished and replaced by new houses around 1929 which accomodated residents from condemned properties in the borough.
Site Type: Broad
Military Residence
SITEDESC
Barracks dating to before 1792. The barracks were made up of a square of cottages (Percy Square) built during the French Wars, when invasion was a daily expectation. Many of the cottages collapsed onto the shore - over a quarter of a million tons of earth used to subside annually onto the beach [1929]. The rest were demolished and replaced by new houses around 1929 which accommodated residents from condemned properties in the borough.
Site Name
North Shields, Barracks
Site Type: Specific
Barracks
HER Number
1971
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1971 >> J. Douet, 1998, British Barracks, 1600-1914, p 68; Shields Daily News 1 July 1929 and 2 July 1929
YEAR1
2002
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Maritime
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
N Tyneside
Easting
436260
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568500
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
North Shields
Description
A shipyardfor wooden vessels on the Tyne. John Hearn was carrying out repairs in 1779 and may also by this time have already been building: The 'Happy Returns' was built in 1781. Hearn built at least 23 ships between 1787 and 1806, but the total output was probably more than this. The yard headed the Tyne output of the vessels on the Newcastle Register in 1787. The 'Earl Percy' was his last vessel in 1806. 30 shipwrights were employed in 1804, 18 of which were apprentices.
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
SITEDESC
Tyne wood shipyard. John Hearn was carrying out repairs in 1779 and may have already been building. The 'Happy Returns' was built in 1781. Hearn built at least 23 ships, between 1787 and 1806 the total output was probably more than this. The yard headed the Tyne output of the vessels on the Newcastle Register in 1787. The 'Earl Percy' was his last vessel in 1806. 30 shipwrights were employed in 1804, 18 of which were apprentices.
Site Name
John Hearn's Shipyard
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
HER Number
1970
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1970 >> J.F. Clarke, 1997, Building Ships on the North East Coast (Part 1, c1640-1914), p 28
YEAR1
2002
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
DAY2
14
District
Newcastle
Easting
423330
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
571190
parish
Hazlerigg
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Iron Age -800 to 43
Place
Hazlerigg
Description
On an aerial photograph is what appears to be a fragmentary rectilinear enclosure, probably of Iron Age date. In 2013 part of the site was archaeologically excavated. The earliest remains were a linear ditch cut into the natural clay. The ditch was 1.2m wide and 0.3m deep. Oak charcoal from the ditch fill produced a C14 date of 790-539 cal BC (early Iron Age). A curvilinear gully was up to 0.5m wide and up to 0.15m deep. The gully was the remains of a roundhouse approx 8m in dimater. The entrance was probably on the SE side. Alder charcoal from the gully filled produced a C14 date of 753-410 cal BC. A second concentric v-profiled gully 0.2m wide and 0.1m was probably for the eaves drip. A small sub-rectangular pit may have been a hearth. Another curvilinear gully 0.4m wide and 0.15m deep contained several fire-cracked stones in its northern terminus. It would have enclosed a feature less than 3m in diameter. It was presumably a wooden structure, function unknown. Hazel charcoal from the gully produced a date of 350-53 cal BC (middle Iron Age). The other feature of this phase was a curvilinear gully with v-shaped profile. Of later Iron Age or Roman date was a parallel ditch 1m wide and 0.4m deep. The sides had slumped while the ditch was in use. A silty clay which overlaid these deposits was C14 dated to 64-220 cal AD. North of the parallel ditch was the western terminus of another ditch 0.75m wide and 0.3m deep. West of the roundhouse was a short linear gully 0.4m wide and 0.25m deep. The east terminus contained packing stones for a post. A sherd of Roman pottery was recovered from this gully. A curvilinear ditch 0.2m wide and 0.2m deep had steep sides and a concave base. Medieval or post medieval furrows covered most of the excavation area, each 2m wide and 4.5m apart. Two field boundary ditches were recorded. Finds - three pieces of Roman pot, probably from the same vessel, plus 17th, 18th and 19th century pottery. 8 fragments of cracked and heat-reddened sandstone (undated), the tip of a cast iron agricultural machine blade. Palaeoenvironmental analysis recovered spelt wheat (appears middle to late Bronze Age) and barley, hazel nutshell, charred hay from fodder or bedding or burnt turves used for fuel or roofing. Oak was readily available.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Poorly represented and fragmentary rectilinear enclosure probably of Iron Age date visible on aerial photographs of 1977. The area has been fieldwalked with no positive results and also subject to geophysical survey during which the area was found to be disturbed by a high-pressure gas main, although there were very faint traces of partially destroyed anomalies similar in size to hut circles along with a possible double pit alignment and possible prehistoric field boundaries. In 2013 part of the site was archaeologically excavated. The earliest remains were a linear ditch cut into the natural clay. The ditch was 1.2m wide and 0.3m deep. Oak charcoal from the ditch fill produced a C14 date of 790-539 cal BC (early Iron Age). A curvilinear gully was up to 0.5m wide and up to 0.15m deep. The gully was the remains of a roundhouse approx. 8m in diameter. The entrance was probably on the SE side. Alder charcoal from the gully filled produced a C14 date of 753-410 cal BC. A second concentric v-profiled gully 0.2m wide and 0.1m was probably for the eaves drip. A small sub-rectangular pit may have been a hearth. Another curvilinear gully 0.4m wide and 0.15m deep contained several fire-cracked stones in its northern terminus. It would have enclosed a feature less than 3m in diameter. It was presumably a wooden structure, function unknown. Hazel charcoal from the gully produced a date of 350-53 cal BC (middle Iron Age). The other feature of this phase was a curvilinear gully with v-shaped profile. Of later Iron Age or Roman date was a parallel ditch 1m wide and 0.4m deep. The sides had slumped while the ditch was in use. A silty clay which overlaid these deposits was C14 dated to 64-220 cal AD. North of the parallel ditch was the western terminus of another ditch 0.75m wide and 0.3m deep. West of the roundhouse was a short linear gully 0.4m wide and 0.25m deep. The east terminus contained packing stones for a post. A sherd of Roman pottery was recovered from this gully. A curvilinear ditch 0.2m wide and 0.2m deep had steep sides and a concave base. Medieval or post medieval furrows covered most of the excavation area, each 2m wide and 4.5m apart. Two field boundary ditches were recorded. Finds - three pieces of Roman pot, probably from the same vessel, plus 17th, 18th and 19th century pottery. 8 fragments of cracked and heat-reddened sandstone (undated), the tip of a cast iron agricultural machine blade. Palaeoenvironmental analysis recovered spelt wheat (appears middle to late Bronze Age) and barley, hazel nutshell, charred hay from fodder or bedding or burnt turves used for fuel or roofing. Oak was readily available.
Site Name
Hazlerigg, round house and ditches
Site Type: Specific
Round House (Domestic)
HER Number
1969
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
<< HER 1969 >> Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Supplementary Archaeological Assessment of Newcastle Great Park
Aerial Photograph, NMR, 1977 MAL/77024, frames 49 and 79, 07-07-1977
Timescape Archaeological Surveys, 2000, Newcastle Great Park (cell C), Geophysical Survey Report; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Cell C, Newcastle Great Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, post-excavation full analysis