Chowdean Foot Farm

HER Number

17229

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Chowdean Foot Farm

Place

Chowdene

Map Sheet

NZ25NE

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Farm

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

howdean Foot Farm shown on the First Edition Plan, 1858. Messrs Blenkinsop leased the farm from Ravensworth Estate for £92 for 6 months. Chowdene Cottage (now Chowdene Lodge) had replaced the farm by 1890.

Easting

425420

Northing

559360

Grid Reference

NZ425420559360

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd., 2009, Chowdean Lodge, Low Fell, Gateshead - Archaeological Building Recording; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1858