English, British
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
167
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
426090
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
571010
parish
North Gosforth
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Gosforth
Description
This small Victorian lodge is a single storey stone building with a pyramidal roof which has a central chimney stack. There are large quoins on the corners of the building and each window has a stone lintel. The lodge stands at the east entrance to Gosforth Park. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
SITEDESC
This small Victorian lodge is a single storey stone building with a pyramidal roof which has a central chimney stack. There are large quoins on the corners of the building and each window has a stone lintel. The lodge stands at the east entrance to Gosforth Park.
Site Name
Gosforth Park, East Lodge
Site Type: Specific
Gate Lodge
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9979
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document
YEAR1
2007
English, British
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
167
DAY1
31
DAY2
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
424290
EASTING2
2428
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
571610
NORTHING2
7149
parish
North Gosforth
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
North Gosforth
Description
The two walled gardens in Gosforth Park were used to grow produce for use in Brandling House. The walls were heated so that fruit could be grown in the northern climate. Today one of the gardens is incorporated in to a garden centre. In the brick walls of this garden 12 pairs of sandstone blocks with iron rings can be found. The second garden had sandstone walls and the entrance gate is topped by an arched stone lintel. This garden is now disused. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Garden
SITEDESC
The two walled gardens in Gosforth Park were used to grow produce for use in Brandling House. The walls were heated so that fruit could be grown in the northern climate. Today the southern garden is incorporated in to a garden centre. It contains glasshouses and there is a café in the north-western corner. In the brick walls of this garden 12 pairs of sandstone blocks with iron rings can be found. There is a wide gateway in the western wall. The northern garden has sandstone walls with an internal brick face and the entrance gate in the lower south wall is topped by an arched stone lintel. This garden is now disused and overgrown. Parts of the walls are broken down. Some vestiges of beds or walks can be seen on aerial photographs. The southern walled garden is believed to be the earlier of the two with bricks said to pre-date 1784. The garden is shown on an undated survey made during the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. The northern garden was added in 1838 and is shown on the Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1864. The walls were recorded in 2016 ahead of proposed residential development within the former gardens followed by three evaluation trenches in the northern garden. Nothing of significance was found - all garden related.
In 2017 works were monitored in a watching brief. The structural remains recorded during works included two brick vineraries, a pinery-vinery, central glass houses, brick drains and cavity walls.
Site Name
Gosforth Park, walled gardens
Site Type: Specific
Walled Garden
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9978
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2013, Newcastle Race Course at High Gosforth Park, North Gosforth, Tyne and Wear - archaeological desk based assessment; AAG Archaeology, 2016, Gosforth Park Walled Garden- Building Recording; AAG Archaeology, 2016, Gosforth Park Northern Walled Garden- Evaluation; AAG Archaeology, 2017. Archaeological Watching Brief 2017: Southern Walled Garden, Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, HER4867
YEAR1
2007
YEAR2
2017
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
CONDITION
Destroyed
DAY1
31
DAY2
13
District
Newcastle
Easting
425070
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
05
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566650
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Jesmond
Description
The foundations of ‘Jesmond Picture House’ were laid in 1919 and the building was formally opened in May 1921. The one screen building holds many happy memories for Jesmond residents, particularly those who recall special Saturday matinees for children. The three storey building is made of stone and brick, and painted white. Most of the building is plain, though the classical decoration above the main entrance is elaborate. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Cinema
SITEDESC
The foundations of ‘Jesmond Picture House’ were laid in 1919 and the building was formally opened in May 1921. The one screen building holds many happy memories for Jesmond residents, particularly those who recall special Saturday matinees for children. The three storey building is made of stone and brick, and painted white. Most of the building is plain, though the classical decoration above the main entrance is elaborate {1}. In 1991 this was the oldest functioning cinema in Newcastle. The cinema was paid for by a limited company formed in 1919. The architects were White and Stephenson. The front stalls featured a reverse rake of the floor so that the occupants did not have to crane their necks to see the screen. There were 998 seats. Newcastle artist Gerald Dorman designed the décor for the auditorium. The land and building cost £34,775. The cinema was not a success and closed in January 1922. It was bought by H.P Smith one of the directors of the original limited company for £20,000 and sold on to the Jesmond Picture House Co. (1922) Ltd. The cinema was redecorated in brown and gold and reopened in December 1922. In December 1926 it was called West Jesmond Cinema. In November 1930 the cinema showed its first non silent film. During the War it reverted to its old name of Jesmond. In December 1962 the Jesmond was taken over by Arnold Sheckman and had bingo one night a week. By 1974 it was owned by Dorlyn Entertainments but they sold it to Top Flight Leisure bingo specialists in July 1975. In January the Jesmond was bought by Prem Khanna who stopped the bingo sessions. Apart from the new proscenium arch to accommodate a Cinemascope screen in 1954, the Jesmond is virtually unaltered {Manders 1991}. The cinema closed in 1993 and fell into disrepair. This building was formerly on the Newcastle local list, but was demolished in 2009.
Site Name
Lyndhurst Avenue, West Jesmond Cinema
Site Type: Specific
Cinema
HER Number
9977
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 88-90; Frank Manders, 2005, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 60-61, 69, 96, 114, 120, 138, 151, 159; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 50
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2007
YEAR2
2022
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area, Register of Parks and Gardens Grade II
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
5246, 9975
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
425000
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566270
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Church of England mortuary chapel. The two small Victorian chapels in St Andrew’s cemetery are of asymmetric design. They are not identical although they are built in the same style and use the same materials, stone and natural slate. Similarities are found in the two buildings’ use of ornate stonework and the symbols on the roofs. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Church of England mortuary chapel. The two small Victorian chapels in St Andrew’s cemetery are of asymmetric design. They are not identical although they are built in the same style and use the same materials, stone and natural slate. Similarities are found in the two buildings’ use of ornate stonework and the symbols on the roofs.
Site Name
St. Andrew's Cemetery, Anglican mortuary chapel
Site Type: Specific
Cemetery Chapel
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9976
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document
YEAR1
2007
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area, Register of Parks and Gardens Grade II
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
5246, 9976
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
425000
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566270
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
The two small Victorian chapels in St Andrew’s cemetery are of asymmetric design. They are not identical although they are built in the same style and use the same materials, stone and natural slate. Similarities are found in the two buildings’ use of ornate stonework and the symbols on the roofs. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The two small Victorian chapels in St Andrew’s cemetery are of asymmetric design. They are not identical although they are built in the same style and use the same materials, stone and natural slate. Similarities are found in the two buildings’ use of ornate stonework and the symbols on the roofs.
Site Name
St. Andrew's Cemetery, nonconformist mortuary chapel
Site Type: Specific
Cemetery Chapel
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9975
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document
YEAR1
2007
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area, Register of Parks and Gardens Grade II
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
5246
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
425070
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566240
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Jesmond
Description
The war memorial in St Andrews Cemetery is located next to the tombs of servicemen who died during the first and second world wars. It is a fine example of the ‘sacrifice style’, a stone cross of sacrifice of octagonal design stands tall upon a stepped octagonal plinth. There is an iron sword inlaid in the centre of the cross. An inscription is carved into the plinth commemorating those from the area who died in the wars. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
The war memorial in St Andrews Cemetery is located next to the tombs of servicemen who died during the first and second world wars. It is a fine example of the ‘sacrifice style’, a stone cross of sacrifice of octagonal design stands tall upon a stepped octagonal plinth. There is an iron sword inlaid in the centre of the cross. An inscription is carved into the plinth commemorating those from the area who died in the wars. "TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF 588 SAILORS AND SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918, 179 OF WHOM LIE HERE, 160 IN ST. JOHNS, WESTGATE AND ELSWICK CEMETERY, 147 IN BYKER AND HEATON CEMETERY, 89 IN JESMOND (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY AND 13 IN ST. NICHOLAS CEMETERY. ALL IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". There are also several headstones to Norwegian servicemen 1939-1945 in this cemetery.
Site Name
St. Andrew's Cemetery, Cross of Sacrifice
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9974
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; North East War Memorials Project, www.newmp.org.uk J1.20; "War Graves of the British Empire - Newcastle and Northumberland".
YEAR1
2007
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
DAY2
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
425270
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566560
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Jesmond
Description
This Victorian church is a small stone structure with a squat tower which has a copper dome on top. The bay windows are capped by crenellations, a feature repeated n some of the lower sections of stonework. On the south elevation two of the gables are connected by bridging arches. The large pointed arch window above the entrance has elaborate tracery which forms floral patterns towards the top of the window. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
This Victorian church is a small stone structure with a squat tower which has a copper dome on top. The bay windows are capped by crenellations, a feature repeated in some of the lower sections of stonework. On the south elevation two of the gables are connected by bridging arches. The large pointed arch window above the entrance has elaborate tracery which forms floral patterns towards the top of the window. 1900-2. Gothic style. Ryder - Methodist Free Church, seated 215. Arts-and-Crafts Gothic.
Site Name
St. George's Terrace, Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Methodist Chapel
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9973
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 29; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2007
YEAR2
2012
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Health and Welfare
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
9964
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
424480
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568100
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gosforth
Description
The Gosforth Memorial Clinic was built in 1924 as a memorial to those local men who lost their lives during the First World War. In the main entrance plaques list the names of local men who died in the conflict. This brick building fits well into the surrounding area. It has a single storey with 11 bays. The attractive central bay has a clock tower complete with a weathervane. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Clinic
SITEDESC
The Gosforth Memorial Clinic was built in 1924 as a memorial to those local men who lost their lives during the First World War. In the main entrance plaques list the names of local men who died in the conflict. This brick building fits well into the surrounding area. It has a single storey with 11 bays. The attractive central bay has a clock tower complete with a weathervane. Foundation stone laid 12th March 1924, opened 28th January 1925. Built by H Kindred.
Site Name
Church Road, Gosforth Memorial Clinic
Site Type: Specific
Clinic
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9963
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) G9.20; booklet by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953; Derek Boorman n.d. "At the Going Down of the Sun"; Morpeth Herald 26th October 1923, 23rd January 1925 and 28th January 1925
YEAR1
2007
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
5204
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
424530
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567980
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gosforth
Description
Gosforth Central Park was created in 1932 at a cost of £10,000 and still retains much of its original design. The three hectare site is well used and well loved by local residents and workers and acts as comfortable green space in the area. Local people are involved in managing the park, and also help to organise the park’s annual youth music festival. The park has brick gateposts at its main entrances and a central war memorial, which used to be in the grounds of Gosforth Memorial Clinic. In addition the park contains basketball courts, bowling greens, and a children’s playground. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Park
SITEDESC
Gosforth Central Park was created in 1932 at a cost of £10,000 and still retains much of its original design. The three hectare site is well used and well loved by local residents and workers and acts as comfortable green space in the area. Local people are involved in managing the park, and also help to organise the park’s annual youth music festival. The park has brick gateposts at its main entrances and a central war memorial, which used to be in the grounds of Gosforth Memorial Clinic. In addition the park contains basketball courts, bowling greens, and a children’s playground.
Site Name
Gosforth Central Park
Site Type: Specific
Public Park
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9962
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 39
YEAR1
2007
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
425490
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568080
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gosforth
Description
The Brandling Villa Hotel was built in 1900-1903 for W B Reid and Company, to the designs of Arthur Stockwell. There has been a public house on the site of the Brandling Villa Hotel since at least the 1880s. The two storey sandstone building has three large bay windows on its eastern entrance front and two doors each with heavy door surrounds. The pilasters of these door surrounds rise the full height of the building and culminate in small ball finial capped gables. A balustrade above the ground floor follows the curves of the bay windows and creates three first floor balconies above the bay windows. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
There has been a public house on the site of the Brandling Villa Hotel since at least the 1880s, when the landlord was convicted for permitting gambling and drunkenness. The original pub was a two storey stone building with the tap room and public bar to the left and right of a central door. The present Brandling Villa Hotel was built in 1900-1903 for W B Reid and Company, to the designs of Arthur Stockwell. The two storey sandstone building (which Lynn Pearson says resembles a small scale baroque town hall) has three large bay windows on its eastern entrance front and two doors each with heavy door surrounds. The pilasters of these door surrounds rise the full height of the building and culminate in small ball finial capped gables. A balustrade above the ground floor follows the curves of the bay windows and creates three first floor balconies above the bay windows. The pub consisted of a large public bar, two sitting rooms and a bottle and jug.
Site Name
Haddricks Mill Road, Brandling Villa Hotel
Site Type: Specific
Public House
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
9961
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Bennison, Brian, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, pp 8-9; Lynn F Pearson, 1989, The Northumbrian Pub - an architectural history, p 39; drawing by J.F. Conn, 1912, Tyne & Wear Archives Service; drawings by Arthur Stockwell, 1900, Tyne and Wear Archives Service
YEAR1
2007