Late 18th century milestone on Tynemouth Road just within the southern boundary of Northumberland Park. The Newcastle to North Shields and Tynemouth Turnpike Road was open by at least 1776. The milestone is clearly shown on an 1826 plan of Newcastle described as '8' milestone. This was an important route until it was superseded by the Newcastle to Shields Railway in 1839. This milestone is one of two remaining on this route, the other being the '6' milestone which is Grade II listed. The milestone is rectangular in shape tapering towards the ground standing c.0.5m in height. The milestone is round-deaded and its front face is inscribed with a large figure '8' denoting its position 8 miles from Newcastle. LISTED GRADE 2.
Site Type: Broad
Milestone
SITEDESC
Late 18th century milestone on Tynemouth Road just within the southern boundary of Northumberland Park.
It was listed Grade II in 2015 with the following description:
History
The milestone was erected on the Newcastle to North Shields and Tynemouth Turnpike Road. Although no date for the opening of the toll road is available, it is considered to have been open by at least 1776. The milestone is clearly marked on an 1826 plan of Newcastle and described as ‘8’ milestone. This was an important route until it was superseded by the Newcastle to Shields Railway in 1839. This milestone is one of only two remaining on the route, the other being the ‘6’ milestone which is listed at Grade II (1025327).
Details
Milestone of later C18 date on the Newcastle to Tynemouth Turnpike Road.
A rectangular milestone tapering towards the ground and standing about 0.5m high, is set to the rear of a later, low stone wall on the Newcastle to Tynemouth Turnpike Road. The milestone is round-headed and its front face is inscribed with a large figure ‘8’ denoting its position eight miles from Newcastle.
Arkle House a stone structure built c.1907. In 1955 it was altered and extended into a four-bedroomed detached house. The building has a 2.1m front garden on Old Main Street and an elongated triangular rear garden c.60m in length and from 7-18m wide. In 2010 a watching brief was maintained during works as part of a conversion programme- turning the single dwelling into two units.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Arkle House a stone structure built c.1907. In 1955 it was altered and extended into a four-bedroomed detached house. The building has a 2.1m front garden on Old Main Street and an elongated triangular rear garden c.60m in length and from 7-18m wide. In 2010 a watching brief was maintained during works as part of a conversion programme- turning the single dwelling into two units.
Well encountered during demolition and ground investigation work between 113 and 115 New Bridge Street (originally 12 and 13 Ridley Villas). The well measured 1.2 m in diameter and was at least 3.5m deep. An iron lintel set N-S across the centre of the well close to the surface supported a brick party wall above. The lintel may have been a later insertion. Oliver's map of 1830 suggests that the well was positioned just outside or just inside the rear north wall of the property a feature common to some of the villas. The well was capped when it went out of use - presumably when the buildings were supplied with water.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
Well encountered during demolition and ground investigation work between 113 and 115 New Bridge Street (originally 12 and 13 Ridley Villas). The well measured 1.2 m in diameter and was at least 3.5m deep. An iron lintel set N-S across the centre of the well close to the surface supported a brick party wall above. The lintel may have been a later insertion. Oliver's map of 1830 suggests that the well was positioned just outside or just inside the rear north wall of the property a feature common to some of the villas. The well was capped when it went out of use - presumably when the buildings were supplied with water.
Site Name
New Bridge Street, well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
16584
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2010, 95-113 New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Watching Brief
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
425900
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Thoroughfare
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564650
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1859.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
SITEDESC
Shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1859.
Site Name
Union Street, woollen flock manufactory
Site Type: Specific
Factory
HER Number
16583
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition, 1859
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
425930
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564650
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1859. Site now occupied by Maling Court.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
SITEDESC
Shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1859. Site now occupied by Maling Court.
Site Name
Union Street, wagon cover manufactory
Site Type: Specific
Factory
HER Number
16582
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition, 1859
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
425850
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Thoroughfare
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564670
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Byker
Description
Union Mill. Owned by the same family as Stepney Mill (HER 5451). Shown on Roper's map of 1827, Oliver's maps of 1830 and 1844 and the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1859. Labelled as 'windmill ruins'. Site now covered by Stoddart Street.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Union Mill. Owned by the same family as Stepney Mill (HER 5451). Shown on Roper's map of 1827, Oliver's maps of 1830 and 1844 and the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1859. Labelled as 'windmill ruins'. Site now covered by Stoddart Street.
Site Name
Union Street, Union Mill
Site Type: Specific
Windmill
HER Number
16581
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Pers Comm, 2014, Mike Greatbatch; Ordnance Survey first edition, 1859
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
13618, 1575
DAY1
24
DAY2
28
District
Sunderland
Easting
440820
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Wrought Iron
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555370
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hendon
Description
Gasholder, 1895 for the Sunderland Gas Company designed by Samuel Cutler. Circular plan with a wrought iron guide-frame and stone in-ground tank. The guide-frame comprises 26 shallow I-section rivetted lattice standards braced by lattice girders. The girders wrap around the uprights in a continual helix to produce a rigid diagrid structure. It conforms to the distinctive Cutler type 39 gasholder. The joints between vertical and diagonal members are formed by gusset plates with concave edges; several of these at first floor level bear an oval plaque embossed with the words 'Cutler's Patent erected 1895 Guide Framing'. A horizontal box lattice girder runs around the top of the frame, the guide rails being carried above it as a series of tapering finials and there are radial rollers on carriages of linked reinforced plates. A later, full-height metal staging is attached to the exterior of the frame.
SITEASS
Put forward for listing in October 2014. Refused August 2015.
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
SITEDESC
Gasholder, 1895 for the Sunderland Gas Company designed by Samuel Cutler. Circular plan with a wrought iron guide-frame and stone in-ground tank. The guide-frame comprises 26 shallow I-section rivetted lattice standards braced by lattice girders. The girders wrap around the uprights in a continual helix to produce a rigid diagrid structure. It conforms to the distinctive Cutler type 39 gasholder. The joints between vertical and diagonal members are formed by gusset plates with concave edges; several of these at first floor level bear an oval plaque embossed with the words 'Cutler's Patent erected 1895 Guide Framing'. A horizontal box lattice girder runs around the top of the frame, the guide rails being carried above it as a series of tapering finials and there are radial rollers on carriages of linked reinforced plates. A later, full-height metal staging is attached to the exterior of the frame. The gas holder was put forward for listing in October 2014 but was rejected in August 2015 as it is a late example of a gasholder, it is a not a technical first but at least the fourth Cutler patented frame to have been built, it has been altered and the surrounding gas works have been demolished diminishing its group value.
Site Name
Commercial Road, No. 4 Gasholder
Site Type: Specific
Gasholder
HER Number
16580
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
English Heritage (Designation), 8 October 2014, Consultation Report; Michael Trueman, May 2002, Gasholders: Step 3 Report for Monuments Protection Programme; TWM Archaeology, 2011, Former Hendon Gasworks, Sunderland - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment; Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2014, Gasholder, Commercial Road, Hendon, Sunderland - Building Recording (of adjacent listed gasholder); Historic England (Designation), 20th August 2015, Advice Report
YEAR1
2014
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
20
District
Sunderland
Easting
434400
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555260
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Offerton
Description
Offerton Hall Farm shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1855. Whellan (1856) lists the farmer as Aaron Pye.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Offerton Hall Farm shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1855. Whellan (1856) lists the farmer as Aaron Pye.
Site Name
Offerton Hall Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farm
HER Number
16579
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
20
District
Sunderland
Easting
439710
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559580
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Fulwell
Description
The Blue Bell public house shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1855. Whellan's directory (1856) names the landlord as John Brown.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
The Blue Bell public house shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1855. Whellan's directory (1856) names the landlord as John Brown. The present building has been enlarged (if not entirely rebuilt).
Site Name
The Blue Bell
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
16578
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
20
District
Sunderland
Easting
435000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Hylton
Description
St. Mary's National School erected by Reverend Robert Gray in 1836 at a cost of £450. It contained separate apartments for boys and girls and could accommodate 250 scholars. Whellan states the average attendance in 1856 as 140 and Thomas Brayfield and Ann H. Don as teachers. Location unknown.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
St. Mary's National School erected by Reverend Robert Gray in 1836 at a cost of £450. It contained separate apartments for boys and girls and could accommodate 250 scholars. Whellan states the average attendance in 1856 as 140 and Thomas Brayfield and Ann H. Don as teachers. Location unknown.
Site Name
St. Mary's National School
Site Type: Specific
National School
HER Number
16577
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham