198 Croydon Road, home of Arthur Henderson
198 Croydon Road, home of Arthur Henderson
HER Number
17317
District
Newcastle
Site Name
198 Croydon Road, home of Arthur Henderson
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Terraced House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Arthur Henderson was the first Labour cabinet minister, and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of the Labour Party in three different decades.
Born in Scotland, he moved to Newcastle with his family after his father died and his mother re-married and began in his working life in the city aged 12 at the Stephenson Locomotive Works.
In later life he worked with the World League of Peace and chaired the Geneva Disarmament Conference and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934.
Born in Scotland, he moved to Newcastle with his family after his father died and his mother re-married and began in his working life in the city aged 12 at the Stephenson Locomotive Works.
In later life he worked with the World League of Peace and chaired the Geneva Disarmament Conference and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934.
Easting
423200
Northing
564890
Grid Reference
NZ423200564890
Sources
Mike Kelly, Chronicle Live, 20 December 2015, From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Giuseppe Garibaldi fascinating Tyneside connections you never knew, http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/arnold-schwarzenegger-giuseppe-garibaldi-fascinating-10621607