The Hermitage, Old Durham Road

HER Number

17326

District

Gateshead

Site Name

The Hermitage, Old Durham Road

Place

Sheriff Hill

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Detached House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

The Hermitage is shown on the Ordnance Survey second edition map. William Clarke (1831-1890), industrialist and co-founder of Clarke Chapman in 1864, lived in this house, which apparently had 20 rooms. By 1903 Clarke Chapman was the second largest employer in Gateshead.

Easting

426350

Northing

561200

Grid Reference

NZ426350561200

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gateshead_blue_plaques#/media/File:William_Clarke_Blue_Plaque.JPG