Arkle House

HER Number

16585

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Arkle House

Place

Crawcrook

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Detached House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

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.

Easting

413140

Northing

563090

Grid Reference

NZ413140563090

Sources

AAG Archaeology, 2010, Arkle House, 23 Main Street, Crawcrook, Gateshead - Archaeological Watching Brief