109 Bensham Road and The Crown Public House
109 Bensham Road and The Crown Public House
HER Number
8254
District
Gateshead
Site Name
109 Bensham Road and The Crown Public House
Place
Bensham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Terraced House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Early C19, end of a terrace of which the other houses have been altered. Red brick,
hip ended Welsh slate roof with brick chimneys. Rubble stone rear wall. Stone
dressings include eaves cornice and frieze, first floor band, plinth, cills and
lintels. Three storeys, one wide bay and a later C19 public house extension to
right.
Sash windows, some with glazing bars. Pleasing arcaded front to public house.
At first floor on corner a well carved stone plaque: ROMULUS TERRACE. LISTED GRADE 2
hip ended Welsh slate roof with brick chimneys. Rubble stone rear wall. Stone
dressings include eaves cornice and frieze, first floor band, plinth, cills and
lintels. Three storeys, one wide bay and a later C19 public house extension to
right.
Sash windows, some with glazing bars. Pleasing arcaded front to public house.
At first floor on corner a well carved stone plaque: ROMULUS TERRACE. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425080
Northing
562730
Grid Reference
NZ425080562730
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/58