The site was obtained from Lord Ravensworth on a 999 year lease for an annual rent of £2. The new United Methodist Chapel opened on 20th August 1910. It was built by William Hockey of Whickham to designs by Karl B Spurgin, Newcastle architect. It cost £1,210. The Douglas family of Lingyfine had private pews, paid for by quarterly subscription. A secondhand organ was bought for £275 and installed in 1922 to replace the piano. An electric organ was installed in 1955. In 1960 the choir vestry was enlarged.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The site was obtained from Lord Ravensworth on a 999 year lease for an annual rent of £2. The new United Methodist Chapel opened on 20th August 1910. It was built by William Hockey of Whickham to designs by Karl B Spurgin, Newcastle architect. It cost £1,210. The Douglas family of Lingyfine had private pews, paid for by quarterly subscription. A secondhand organ was bought for £275 and installed in 1922 to replace the piano. An electric organ was installed in 1955. In 1960 the choir vestry was enlarged.
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
421060
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558880
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Sunniside
Description
Built just before 1914. The southern half was built first. It was known locally as 'Honeymoon Terrace' because the new tenants were mostly newly-weds. Electricity was installed around 1933 and flush toilets in 1937. From 1914 to 1921 No. 1 was a baker's and confectioner's shop owned by George Cook. Around 1922 Robert and Elizabeth Appleby took over the shop. In 1928 their daughter Sarah and her husband Walter Greenhill took over. The bakery had two ovens in the rear yard, heated by coke. The bread and cakes were dlivered by horse drawn van. Around 1932 Joseph William Hall came from Leadgate to run the bakery. His son Havelock took over after the Second World War with his wife Louise.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Built just before 1914. The southern half was built first. It was known locally as 'Honeymoon Terrace' because the new tenants were mostly newly-weds. Electricity was installed around 1933 and flush toilets in 1937. From 1914 to 1921 No. 1 was a baker's and confectioner's shop owned by George Cook. Around 1922 Robert and Elizabeth Appleby took over the shop. In 1928 their daughter Sarah and her husband Walter Greenhill took over. The bakery had two ovens in the rear yard, heated by coke. The bread and cakes were dlivered by horse drawn van. Around 1932 Joseph William Hall came from Leadgate to run the bakery. His son Havelock took over after the Second World War with his wife Louise.
Site Name
Sunniside, Alexandra Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
16374
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
421110
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558840
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1858. By 1881 the house was divided into two and occupied by Tom Dobson and Tom Davison. In 1891 locals called the house Railway Cottage. Mary Ann Head moved here from Old Sunniside Farm when her husband Thomas died. Bracken House was still standing in 1914.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1858. By 1881 the house was divided into two and occupied by Tom Dobson and Tom Davison. In 1891 locals called the house Railway Cottage. Mary Ann Head moved here from Old Sunniside Farm when her husband Thomas died. Bracken House was still standing in 1914.
Site Name
Bracken House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
16373
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
421030
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558740
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
Detached house. Lived in by Mr W Snow around 1905. The field to the rear was known locally as Snow's Field. There is a new build house on Ravensworth Terrace called Snow Cottage.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Detached house. Lived in by Mr W Snow around 1905. The field to the rear was known locally as Snow's Field. There is a new build house on Ravensworth Terrace called Snow Cottage.
Site Name
Guthrey Villa, Thirlaway Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Villa
HER Number
16372
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
421030
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558820
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Edwardian 1902 to 1910
Place
Sunniside
Description
Built around 1905 for the Holmes family, who bought the land from Mr W Snow of Guthrey Villa. Matthew Holmes lived in Granby Terrace and worked on the Tanfield Railway in the 1880s. His grandfather Aaron Holmes lived at High Green near Old Sunniside in the 1840s. Around 1890 Matthew Holmes moved to Ravensworth Terrace. He was a mineral guard on the railway. He had two sons. Alec was born in 1886. He became a carter and had stables on the end of Holmeside Terrace in the 1920s.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Built around 1905 for the Holmes family, who bought the land from Mr W Snow of Guthrey Villa. Matthew Holmes lived in Granby Terrace and worked on the Tanfield Railway in the 1880s. His grandfather Aaron Holmes lived at High Green near Old Sunniside in the 1840s. Around 1890 Matthew Holmes moved to Ravensworth Terrace. He was a mineral guard on the railway. He had two sons. Alec was born in 1886. He became a carter and had stables on the end of Holmeside Terrace in the 1920s.
Site Name
Sunniside, Holmside Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
16371
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
421010
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558850
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
The Greyhound was a beer house built around 1858. It was a stone building. Robert Fenwick, a cobbler, was the first licensee. During the 1870s Alexander Livingstone was the landlord. He also worked at Marley Hill Coke Ovens. In 1891 the beer house was called The Board and was run by George Stott, a butcher. His younger brother William was also a butcher and a beer house keeper (at the Rose Shamrock and Thistle). By 1894 the name had changed to the Traveller's Rest. In 1910 Richard Dillon was landlord. He had grown up on Granby Terrace and worked at Marley Hill Coke Ovens. Around 1912 the stone building was replaced by the present brick one. The pub cellars extended under the neighbouring fish and chip shop (now Hebe & Co). They were strengthened for use as an air raid shelter. Around 1929 Tom Punshon moved here from the Black Horse in Burnopfield. Boxing tournaments were held at the rear of the pub. Later Marley Hill Colliery Band practised here.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
The Greyhound was a beer house built around 1858. It was a stone building. Robert Fenwick, a cobbler, was the first licensee. During the 1870s Alexander Livingstone was the landlord. He also worked at Marley Hill Coke Ovens. In 1891 the beer house was called The Board and was run by George Stott, a butcher. His younger brother William was also a butcher and a beer house keeper (at the Rose Shamrock and Thistle). By 1894 the name had changed to the Traveller's Rest. In 1910 Richard Dillon was landlord. He had grown up on Granby Terrace and worked at Marley Hill Coke Ovens. Around 1912 the stone building was replaced by the present brick one. The pub cellars extended under the neighbouring fish and chip shop (now Hebe & Co). They were strengthened for use as an air raid shelter. Around 1929 Tom Punshon moved here from the Black Horse in Burnopfield. Boxing tournaments were held at the rear of the pub. Later Marley Hill Colliery Band practised here.
Site Name
Sunniside, Gateshead Road, Traveller's Rest (The Greyhound)
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
16370
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
421010
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
The top end of Thirlaway Terrace was built in the early 1890s. Home Cottage is dated 1889. Between the cottage and No. 19 Granby Terrace, there were a short row of toilets and a pair of back-to-back stone houses. They were still standing in 1949.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
The top end of Thirlaway Terrace was built in the early 1890s. Home Cottage is dated 1889. Between the cottage and No. 19 Granby Terrace, there were a short row of toilets and a pair of back-to-back stone houses. They were still standing in 1949.
Site Name
Sunniside, Thirlaway Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
16369
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
420990
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558740
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
The first two houses were built around 1860. The terrace was finished by 1871. The five houses at the lower end were demolished in 1959.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
The first two houses were built around 1860. The terrace was finished by 1871. The five houses at the lower end were demolished in 1959.
Site Name
Sunniside, Ravensworth Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
16368
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
420990
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone, brick
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558810
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
Started in 1841 by William Thirlaway (1787-1845). The first build was the west end next to the methodist chapel (HER 16366). In 1856 John Thirlaway (1824-1903), victualler at the Granby Arms, owned the terrace. In 2014 the three eastern properties are shops (Hebe & Co, Posh Dogs and Uniform Store). The first two are stone, the latter is whitewashed. The terrace is a mix of sandstone and colliery brick with pebbledash on the upper floor. Slate roofs. No. 5 has long been a shop (presently Pot Pourri). The wife and daughter of Tom Henderson (1817-1901) ran this as a grocers shop from 1854 to 1893 while he worked at Marley Hill Coke Ovens. Mary Anne Henderson (the daughter) married Walter Fenton of Lingy Fine. The grocer's shop became a post office in 1893. Walter Fenton was the sub-postmaster. Mary Anne Fenton ran the post office, grocery and drapery shop after his death in 1920. No. 14 Granby Terrace was the last to be built. At No. 15 Tom Crawford had a grocer's shop from 1850 to 1891. In the 1920s the Kehoe sisters had a milliner's shop at No. 17. Around 1900 Dr Arthur William Attwater (1847-1904) of Whickham held his surgery at No. 7. Mrs Burns at No. 8 let her front room to Dr Andrew Smith of Whickham.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Started in 1841 by William Thirlaway (1787-1845). The first build was the west end next to the methodist chapel (HER 16366). In 1856 John Thirlaway (1824-1903), victualler at the Granby Arms, owned the terrace. In 2014 the three eastern properties are shops (Hebe & Co, Posh Dogs and Uniform Store). The first two are stone, the latter is whitewashed. The terrace is a mix of sandstone and colliery brick with pebbledash on the upper floor. Slate roofs. No. 5 has long been a shop (presently Pot Pourri). The wife and daughter of Tom Henderson (1817-1901) ran this as a grocers shop from 1854 to 1893 while he worked at Marley Hill Coke Ovens. Mary Anne Henderson (the daughter) married Walter Fenton of Lingy Fine. The grocer's shop became a post office in 1893. Walter Fenton was the sub-postmaster. Mary Anne Fenton ran the post office, grocery and drapery shop after his death in 1920. No. 14 Granby Terrace was the last to be built. At No. 15 Tom Crawford had a grocer's shop from 1850 to 1891. In the 1920s the Kehoe sisters had a milliner's shop at No. 17. Around 1900 Dr Arthur William Attwater (1847-1904) of Whickham held his surgery at No. 7. Mrs Burns at No. 8 let her front room to Dr Andrew Smith of Whickham.
Site Name
Sunniside, Granby Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
16367
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Gateshead
Easting
420970
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sunniside
Description
Built in 1837. When the present methodist chapel was built in 1910, this old chapel became the Sunday School, later a meeting hall. In 1940 a youth club was formed by the local Reverand, Tom Sanders. During the Second World War the Home Guard met here. The building was demolished in 2003. Replaced by a pair of new stone houses (NOS. 20 and 21 Granby Terrace).
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1837. When the present methodist chapel was built in 1910, this old chapel became the Sunday School, later a meeting hall. In 1940 a youth club was formed by the local Reverand, Tom Sanders. During the Second World War the Home Guard met here. The building was demolished in 2003. Replaced by a pair of new stone houses (NOS. 20 and 21 Granby Terrace).
Site Name
Sunniside, Gateshead Road, Methodist New Connexion Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Methodist New Connexion Chapel
HER Number
16366
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html