Bank Top House

Bank Top House

HER Number
12865
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Bank Top House
Place
Walbottle
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1864. Built of stone with a slate pitched roof with white barge boards and original chimney. The windows have been replaced with new sash windows. Stone quoins and window dressings. In 2005 a two storey extension was added to the west elevation and a porch to the east. There are two barns - one has had its roof raised, the other has been rebuilt. A single storey garage has been added. The alterations have been sensitively done. The house is secluded and surrounded by allotments and open fields.
Easting
416850
Northing
565990
Grid Reference
NZ416850565990
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 22