Workers cottages shown on the Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1860. Associated with the ropery (HER 4089) and probably Leazes main (Spital Tongues) Colliery (HER 4090).
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Workers cottages shown on the Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1860. Associated with the ropery (HER 4089) and probably Leazes main (Spital Tongues) Colliery (HER 4090).
Site Name
Ropery Terrace and Long Row
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
16607
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report, p 11
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
432260
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
552760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Penshaw
Description
Painshaw Endowed School for Boys and Girls is listed in Whellan's directory of 1856. It was erected by the Marquis of Londonderry in 1847. The school promoted moral and religious education for the children for the workmen of the Londonderries. The children were taught for free but a charge of one penny per week was made for books etc. The average number of scholars in 1856 was 200 and the teachers are noted as James O. Clazey and Isabella Monkhouse.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Painshaw Endowed School for Boys and Girls is listed in Whellan's directory of 1856. It was erected by the Marquis of Londonderry in 1847. The school promoted moral and religious education for the children for the workmen of the Londonderries. The children were taught for free but a charge of one penny per week was made for books etc. The average number of scholars in 1856 was 200 and the teachers are noted as James O. Clazey and Isabella Monkhouse. A school is noted in the same vicinity as this building on the second edition OS plan although it is simply labelled 'school', it is unknown whether the school was rebuilt towards the latter half of the 19th century.
Site Name
Londonderry Endowed School
Site Type: Specific
Charity School
HER Number
16606
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; Ordnance Survey first edition, c.1856
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
432310
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
552760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shiney Row
Description
Two Londonderry Arms PH are shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1855. Whellan states the landlords as Ann Carr in 1856 and Thomas Tate. It is unclear whether these relate to one pub or two.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Two Londonderry Arms PH are shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1855. Whellan states the landlords as Ann Carr in 1856 and Thomas Tate. It is unclear whether these relate to one pub or two.
Site Name
Shiney Row, Londonderry Arms PH
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
16605
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; Ordnance Survey first edition, c.1856; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
432290
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
11
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
552790
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shiney Row
Description
Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1868/9 demolished 1972 for the Washington Highway. Seated 180. Old photo shows gable-fronted brick building with small central porch and pointed/segmental-arched windows.
SITEASS
A place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. This was the original Methodist church from which the other denominations seceded. In 1932 they joined the United Methodists and the Primitive Methodists to form the Methodist church.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1868/9 demolished 1972 for the Washington Highway. Seated 180. Old photo shows gable-fronted brick building with small central porch and pointed/segmental-arched windows.
Site Name
Shiney Row, Station Road, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16604
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition, 1898; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas
YEAR1
2014
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
432510
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
11
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
552780
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shiney Row
Description
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel erected in 1852 at a cost of £320 bequethed by the Allen family. It was designed in early English style. He also says that the village has a chapel belonging to the Wesleyan Association. The Archaeological Practice suggest this is the WM chapel. Demolished 1970s.
SITEASS
A place of worship for Methodists, a movement founded by John Wesley. Following his death in 1791 there were many secessions.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. Whellan (1856) describes Shiney Row as having a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel erected in 1852 at a cost of £320 bequeathed by the Allen family. It was designed in early English style. Seated 250. He also says that the village has a chapel belonging to the Wesleyan Association. The Archaeological Practice suggest this is the WM chapel. Demolished 1970s. There may have been an earlier chapel on the site c.1805.
Ordnance Survey second edition, 1898; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham
YEAR1
2014
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
432900
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Undetermined
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Penshaw
Description
Exact location unknown. Wesleyan Methodist Chapel described by Whellan in his 1856 directory. It was the oldest Wesleyan chapel in the neighbourhood - Rev. John Wesley is said to have preached there.
SITEASS
A place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. This was the original Methodist church from which the other denominations seceded. In 1932 they joined the United Methodists and the Primitive Methodists to form the Methodist church.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Exact location unknown. Wesleyan Methodist Chapel described by Whellan in his 1856 directory. It was the oldest Wesleyan chapel (possibly dating to 1778) in the neighbourhood - Rev. John Wesley is said to have preached there.
Site Name
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16602
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
N Tyneside
Easting
429760
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
572170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Backworth
Description
Castle Farm labelled on Bell's plan of Backworth Township 1852 but buildings shown in the farms location on earlier maps of c.1800 (Ralph Grey estate plan) and possibly Sauthier's map of 1788 (unclear). Labelled as Castle Hills on the 1865 OS plan but back to Castle Farm by 1898. Extant 1951. One cottage is shown on modern mapping as Castle Farm Cottage. It is unknown whether this is part of the original farm buildings.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Castle Farm labelled on Bell's plan of Backworth Township 1852 but buildings shown in the farms location on earlier maps of c.1800 (Ralph Grey estate plan) and possibly Sauthier's map of 1788 (unclear). Labelled as Castle Hills on the 1865 OS plan but back to Castle Farm by 1898. Extant 1951. One cottage is shown on modern mapping as Castle Farm Cottage. It is unknown whether this is part of the original farm buildings.
Site Name
Castle Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farm
HER Number
16601
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, West Shiremoor (North), Shiremoor - archaeological assessment; Sauthier, 1778 Plan of the East Part of Northumberland; Bell, 1852 Plan of Backworth Township, Ralph Grey Estate Plan, c.1800
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
366
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
430940
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555470
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Biddick
Description
Lodge to Biddick Hall (HER 366) shown on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey plan, 1896.
Site Type: Broad
Lodge
SITEDESC
Lodge to Biddick Hall (HER 366) shown on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey plan, 1896.
Smithy shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1859.
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
SITEDESC
Smithy shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1859.
Site Name
Benwell, smithy
Site Type: Specific
Blacksmiths Workshop
HER Number
16599
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition, 1859
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Communications
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
Sunderland
Easting
436000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567000
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
South Shields
Description
From 1935 a new type of police box was introduced in Sunderland and South Shields. These were similar to the Scarborough 'helter skelter' shaped boxes. The first ones were painted in the local Corporation colours (green and red) but later ones were painted light blue and cream.
SITEASS
Police boxes are usually metal, wooden or concrete boxes containing a telephone for use by the public, limited accommodation for use as a temporary cell, and a lamp on top that could be used to attract the attention of a passing patrol. Police boxes were introduced in America soon after the telephone was invented in 1876. They were introduced in Britain in the 1920s. Chief Constable Frederick James Crawley, Chief Constable of Newcastle, introduced police boxes in Sunderland from April 1923. The police boxes provided each constable on the beat with a mini police station so they did not need to travel back and forth to the station proper. The Newcastle police boxes were wooden and looked like sentry boxes. They cost £13 each to build. They were four feet square and contained a desk, electric lighting and a heater. The telephone and first aid kit were accessible from outside. The Metropolitan Police didn't introduce police boxes in London until 1929. Gilbert Mackenzie Trench designed the famous police box made famous by Doctor Who. Early ones were wood, later concrete. An entire network of around 700 police boxes was installed in London in 1930, costing £43 each. 9 or 10 police boxes still exist in Glasgow and Edinburgh. These were originally red. Crich Tramway village has the only known surviving Mk2 Metropolitan Police Box in the world. The North Shields example might not be as attractive as the famous blue boxes. It has been added to the HER due to the historic interest of police boxes as a monument.
Site Type: Broad
Telecommunication Structure
SITEDESC
From 1935 a new type of police box was introduced in Sunderland and South Shields. These were similar to the Scarborough 'helter skelter' shaped boxes. The first ones were painted in the local Corporation colours (green and red) but later ones were painted light blue and cream.
Site Name
South Shields, police box
Site Type: Specific
Police Box
HER Number
16598
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Petra Caroline [Henderson]'s Police and Police Boxes Virtual Telephone Museum, Sunderland Borough Police Box (1920) and Sunderland and South Shields Police Box 1935, www.henderson-tele.com/police/boxes/bytown2.html; photo of early police box in South Shields on www.northeastlifemag.co.uk/out-about/criminal_injustice_in_the_north_east_life; Immanuel Burton, 2006, A Brief History of the Police Box, November 2006 newsletter of the Construction History Society, www.policeboxes.com; Decentralization and the Police Box System by Frederick James Crawley, Chief Constable of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Police Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1928; Peter Darrington, 2005, A History of the British Police Telephone Kiosk