Ridge and furrow is visible in this area on aerial photographs but is heavily degraded. A low bank ran north-east from Castle Hill Farm. This is a remnant of the strip-field system in use before 1794 and marks the point where north-south ploughed strips met east-west strips. The boundary is evident on the 1794 enclosure plan.

A cobbled 'raft' was seen in the east-facing section of a recently cut haul road in 1997. The raft was in a straight-sided and flat-bottomed foundation trench. The upper 0.2m had been truncated by ploughing. A flint flake was found at the base of the cobbles. The cobbles were not observed in the western facing section. Cobble rafts were commonly used in the medieval period as foundations for stone walls.

To the north of Castle Hill Farm is a flat-topped hill, overgrown with gorse and exhibiting evidence of recent disturbance and tipping. The hill has commanding views in all directions and it is likely that this is Castle Hill. There is however no evidence on the ground, nor in historical documents or publications that a castle stood on the site.

Golden Fleece Public House, built 1897, replacing earlier public house. One of the two sheep carvings on the doorcases survives. The original pub had a single long bar counter which served five small sitting rooms and a bar via corridors and hatches. In 1850 the landlord of the Golden Fleece was Thomas Robson. Before the turn of the 20th century James Deuchar took it over and rebuilt the pub. Constructed of red brick and terracotta under tiled roof, designed by W & T R Milburn of Sunderland. South-west fa硤e (front); two gable ends divided by first floor balcony, two doors both in right hand gable, third on left hand corner where first floor is jettied. Large multi-paned arched window between doors in right hand gable, three large multi-paned square windows to left, all separated by wooden pilasters with scrolled tops. Triangular pediments above two right hand doors projecting into first storey level. Prominent gables with sandstone shell and ball finials. Right hand gable has three-light canted bay window with leaded canopy. Flanked to left by one and to right by two narrow sash windows. Left hand gable has four sash windows with single ornamental brick arch over and decorative panel above. Central shallow balcony with two sash windows and wide arch above. String courses above and below first floor windows and decorative terracotta segmental arches above windows and balcony. North-west face; Three large multi-paned windows as at the front, with a door at each corner under jettied first floor. First floor has 2 windows either side of central protruding large chimney stack with decorative brickwork. Rear of this wing protrudes beyond rest of rear face and contains a second chimney stack. Two single storey outshuts at rear, one with two blocked windows, and remains of a further building. Three windows at first floor with segmental brick arches. Single storey flat-roofed modern extension to south-east. INTERIOR: Apart from fenestration and external doors, ground floor has lost its original layout, with ceilings lowered and rooms opened out. Stairs to first floor at right hand end, leading to corridor behind four principal rooms. First has original cast iron and tiled fireplace, skirting and door. Second room also has fireplace, door and skirting, with narrow door to balcony. Third, smaller room, and final large room with original windows to 2 sides and modern brick fireplace. This room opens to rear kitchen with modern fittings. Bathroom also to rear. The designers of the building were theatre designers (Empire Music Hall in South Shields, 1898-9 and Empire Theatre, Sunderland 1907), and this is reflected in the decorative treatment, especially the first floor balcony which resembles a theatre box. The Milburn interior had two sitting rooms, a buffet and an L-shaped bar facing Clive Street. The bar was split into three areas by screens. The interior has been lost to 20th century modernisation.

Includes 1-15 Kendal Green. Two terraces of flats and houses. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. Pale metric modular brick on timber frame. Blue metal roofs. Nos. 6-7 Brinkburn Place (flats) have red-brown weatherboarding. Nos. 4 and 5 Kendal Green (flats) have blue weatherboarding. Prominent catslide roofs to rear of end units. Two storeys.

Three flats. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. Pale metric modular brick and concrete blockwork on concrete frame, with green and red balconies. Blue metal roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins. Three storeys on concrete stilts over open ground floor with ramps. Stairs to side with plastic canopy. Plastic canopy to second-floor balcony.

Two short terraces of flats and houses staggered around central green square. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. Pale metric modular brick to timber frame, with some blue and green weatherboarding. Blue metal roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins and projecting blue and green porches. Retaining garden walls in pale brick. The Kendal area was the first complete low-rise area to be constructed after the Pilot Scheme (HER 10250). It was built as two separate building contracts, with first handovers in late 1973. The low-rise housing includes 9 house types varying from 2-person flats to 6-person family houses. The flats include the paired 2-plus-2 type, an updated Tyneside Flat design, easily adaptable to a three bedroomed house.

Includes retaining walls. Three short terraces of flats and houses. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. Pale metric modular brick to timber frame, with blue and green weatherboarding. Blue metal roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins and projecting blue and green porches. Retaining garden walls in pale brick. The Kendal area was the first complete low-rise area to be constructed after the Pilot Scheme (HER 10250). It was built as two separate building contracts, with first handovers in late 1973. The low-rise housing includes 9 house types varying from 2-person flats to 6-person family houses. The flats include the paired 2-plus-2 type, an updated Tyneside Flat design, easily adaptable to a three bedroomed house.

Perimeter block of 161 flats and maisonettes with two projecting link blocks. 1971-4 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. In situ reinforced concrete cross-walls with concrete strip foundations to each cross wall and ground beams to support external walls. Pre-cast concrete cantilever brackets cast into cross walls. Roadside wall clad in brown, orange and red metric modular brick to road, with pale brick on inner face. Blue metal roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins rising to points over lift towers. Link blocks (Kendal House and Brinkburn Court) have concrete block work cross-walls with pre-cast concrete cantilevers for balconies and access decks built into them, and are clad in pale brick. Three to eight storeys. Two-storey family maisonettes at ground-floor level, set within walled gardens on inner face, with smaller maisonettes above. Tiny windows to north and west sides. Prominent and brightly coloured ventilator boxes. Prominent boiler flue to end of main range. Decorative square patterning to carriageway in Shipley Walk, with decorative stone detailing to inner face taken from C19 building. Gordon House on Gordon Road is three to four storeys with brown timber balconies. In end wall a carriageway with winged figure, perhaps of Mercury, said to be from Newcastle's Old Town Hall. Dalton Crescent rises in steps to eight storeys with blue balconies to inner face and red and blue to external face. Shipley Walk is five to eight storeys. Kendal House is three storeys, linked to perimeter block at second-floor. Brinkburn Court is a similar three storey block with a shop (No. 8) at the end. The interiors of the maisonettes, with stairs leading up from the kitchen/diner (still divided by original counter in some properties).

Terrace of houses and flats. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. Pale metric modular brick on timber frame, with projecting brown porches under blue roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins. Nos. 3-5 are houses, the rest are flats. Two storeys. Catslide roofs to rear with bright green eaves band.
The Kendal area was the first complete low-rise area to be constructed after the Pilot Scheme (HER 10250). It was built as two separate building contracts, with first handovers in late 1973. The low-rise housing includes 9 house types varying from 2-person flats to 6-person family houses. The flats include the paired 2-plus-2 type, an updated Tyneside Flat design, easily adaptable to a three bedroomed house.