In 1760 the lying-in hospital for poor married women was opened.
Site Type: Broad
Hospital
SITEDESC
In 1760 the lying-in hospital for poor married women was opened behind St Johns Church. Moved to New Bridge Street in 1826? Moved in 1925 to building on Jubilee Road and renamed Princess Mary Maternity Hospital. Moved to Great North Road in 1939.
Site Name
Rosemary Lane, Lying-In Hospital
Site Type: Specific
Maternity Hospital
HER Number
7889
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
P. Winter, D Milne, J Brown, A Rushworth, 1989, Northern Heritage - Newcastle upon Tyne, p 116
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2015
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
District
Newcastle
Easting
425200
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Copper; Marble
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Newcastle
Description
The was a "most beautiful equestrian statue" of James II erected in front of the exchange (Guildhall) in Sandhill. It was cast in copper and was the same size as the famous equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross, London. The horse stood raised upon its hind feet. The king was cloathed in a coat of mail, booted and gauntleted. By his side hung a sword. In his right hand he held the truncheon, in his left the bridle. He wore a wig and a laurel wreath. The pedestal of the statue was white Italian marble, 14ft high, stood on a black polished marble base. On one side of the pedestal was a brass relief of the king's successes in battle, on the other the town's arms, the names of the mayor, recorder and sheriff. Surrounding the statue were iron palisades. The statue was the work of Mr. William Larson, approved by Sir Christopher Wren. It cost the town £800. In November 1688 the statue was demolished "by the mob" and the ststue and horse turned into the river. Later it was cast into a set of bells (common-counicl books of 1695 record requests from All Saints parish and St. Andrew's parish). This information is from Bourne and Brand, but according to the Local Historians' Table Book of 1841, there are strong grounds however to suggest that the statue was never put up as no payment occurs in the books of the corporation of Newcastle for the marble pedestal or the iron palisades. Rather the mob may have turned it into the river shortly after the statue was delivered to the quayside ready for erection.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
The was a "most beautiful equestrian statue" of James II erected in front of the exchange (Guildhall) in Sandhill. It was cast in copper and was the same size as the famous equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross, London. The horse stood raised upon its hind feet. The king was cloathed in a coat of mail, booted and gauntleted. By his side hung a sword. In his right hand he held the truncheon, in his left the bridle. He wore a wig and a laurel wreath. The pedestal of the statue was white Italian marble, 14ft high, stood on a black polished marble base. On one side of the pedestal was a brass relief of the king's successes in battle, on the other the town's arms, the names of the mayor, recorder and sheriff. Surrounding the statue were iron palisades. The statue was the work of Mr. William Larson, approved by Sir Christopher Wren. It cost the town £800. In November 1688 the statue was demolished "by the mob" and the statue and horse turned into the river. Later it was cast into a set of bells (common-council books of 1695 record requests from All Saints parish and St. Andrew's parish). This information is from Bourne and Brand, but according to the Local Historians' Table Book of 1841, there are strong grounds however to suggest that the statue was never put up as no payment occurs in the books of the corporation of Newcastle for the marble pedestal or the iron palisades. Rather the mob may have turned it into the river shortly after the statue was delivered to the quayside ready for erection.
Site Name
Sandhill, statue of James II
Site Type: Specific
Statue
HER Number
7888
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Bourne and Brand, Local Historian's Table Book 1841, Vol 1, pp 320-322; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 219
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1295
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
416560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565110
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newburn
Description
A ferry operated between the north and south banks of the Tyne. The house on the south bank is still called "Boat House". Opposite the house you can see the remains of the wooden jetty used by the ferry. The ferryman was called Archie Scott and he lived in a cottage on Ryton Island.
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
SITEDESC
A ferry operated between the north and south banks of the Tyne. The house on the south bank is still called "Boat House". Opposite the house you can see the remains of the wooden jetty used by the ferry. The ferryman was called Archie Scott and he lived in a cottage on Ryton Island.
Site Name
Newburn, ferry
Site Type: Specific
Ferry Crossing
HER Number
7887
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Newburn History Trail, 1996, p 11
SURVIVAL
20-39%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
429410
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565750
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Walker
Description
Stott's House Farm was described as the "Bee Houses" by Horsley in 1732. The farm was built on the line of Hadrian's Wall (HER 199). To the north of the farm, the Roman ditch apparently formed two ponds. A watercolour by Henry Richardson 1848 in the Laing Art Gallery shows one of the ponds. Stott's House Farm was demolished in 1933.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Stott's House Farm was described as the "Bee Houses" by Horsley in 1732. The farm was built on the line of Hadrian's Wall (HER 199). To the north of the farm, the Roman ditch apparently formed two ponds. Roman stones were used in its construction [3]. From the early 18th-century the farm was owned by the Corporation of Newcastle upon Tyne. The farm had seven main fields which were used for crops and livestock in 1745, many of these were divided by subsequent wagonways and railway lines. Between 1765 and 1798 Fair Pit of Walker Colliery was opened [3]. In 1797 the farm was advertised for let. A gingang was added between the mid-1780s and 1836. A steam mill was constructed on the land by 1828 for grinding corn. A watercolour by Henry Richardson 1848 in the Laing Art Gallery shows one of the ponds. The watercolour showed a stone building with red brick patching with a stone lean-to at the eastern side of the central building [3]. Stott's House Farm was demolished in 1933.
Site Name
Stott's House Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
7886
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Photos in folder of articles on Walker, Newcastle City Library Local Studies Section, p 89; A.T.Croom, 2015, A History of Stott's House Farm, Walker, Arbeia Society Local History Notes no.3
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
DAY2
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
428340
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565640
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walkergate
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Built in 1889. In use by the Wesleyans until 1965. Now Ambassador Hall (Church of God). Small gable-fronted building, small porch between lancet windows, pebbledashed.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Built in 1889. In use by the Wesleyans until 1965. Now Ambassador Hall (Church of God). Small gable-fronted building, small porch between lancet windows, pebbledashed.
Site Name
Walkergate, Coutts Road, Wesleyan Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
7885
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Photos in folder of articles on Walker, Newcastle City Library Local Studies Section; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2012
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1411
DAY1
24
DAY2
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
428410
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565330
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Place
Walker
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Demolished circa 1937. The farm buildings were said to have incorporated much Roman material. The last tenant found four Roman coins on his farm. The farm is said to be shown on a plan of 1675.
In Thompson’s map (1745) an east-west orientated linear building with a central tower is depicted. This building was later replaced by a stone building constructed to the south. The farm appeared in the background of a Henry Richardson watercolour of Stott’s House Farm [2]. A photograph taken in 1886 during the second Hadrian’s Wall Pilgrimage shows the farm’s duck-pond over the ditch [2]. In 1925 a photograph of the building shows a brick chimney with a tiled pantiles and slate. Stott’s Pow marked the east boundary of the farm with its neighbour, Stott’s House Farm and another branch marked the southern boundary and turn pike road marked the northern extent of the site [2]. The farm occupied 104 acres in 1839 and 127 acres. In 1843, Census and newspaper records suggest the land farmed ranged from 114-182 acres [2]. The farm was accessed from the north from a road called Miller’s lane (later known as Fossway). In 1849 Thomas Davison was the farmer, John Robson took over the lease in 1873, his wife Isabella (nee Robson) took over the farm in 1878 and subsequently married William Brown in 1880 [2]. The farm was taken over by their son William H. Brown who lived at the farm until it was demolished in 1933 when the farm was redeveloped for new housing [2].
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Demolished 1933. The farm buildings were said to have incorporated much Roman material. The last tenant (Mr W.H. Brown) found four Roman coins on his farm. The Brown family had occupied the farm for 70 years. When East Farm was demolished the family moved to Beamish Home Farm. The farm is said to be shown on a plan of 1675.
In Thompson’s map (1745) an east-west orientated linear building with a central tower is depicted. This building was later replaced by a stone building constructed to the south. The farm appeared in the background of a Henry Richardson watercolour of Stott’s House Farm [2]. A photograph taken in 1886 during the second Hadrian’s Wall Pilgrimage shows the farm’s duck-pond over the ditch [2]. In 1925 a photograph of the building shows a brick chimney with a tiled pantiles and slate. Stott’s Pow marked the east boundary of the farm with its neighbour, Stott’s House Farm and another branch marked the southern boundary and turn pike road marked the northern extent of the site [2]. The farm occupied 104 acres in 1839 and 127 acres. In 1843, Census and newspaper records suggest the land farmed ranged from 114-182 acres [2]. The farm was accessed from the north from a road called Miller’s lane (later known as Fossway). In 1849 Thomas Davison was the farmer, John Robson took over the lease in 1873, his wife Isabella (nee Robson) took over the farm in 1878 and subsequently married William Brown in 1880 [2]. The farm was taken over by their son William H. Brown who lived at the farm until it was demolished in 1933 when the farm was redeveloped for new housing [2].
Site Name
Walker East Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
7884
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Photos in folder of articles on Walker, Newcastle City Library Local Studies Section, p 89; newspaper article 9th March 1933 in Walkergate Education Pack (name of Newspaper not referenced); A.T.Croom, 2017, A History of Walker East farm and Walker west farm, Newcastle upon Tyne
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2014
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Civil
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
429190
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564060
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Walker
Description
The police station was built in 1908. On either side of the spacious entrance hall there was a waiting room and superintendent's office. Adjoining this was the charge room and four cells. At the end of the cell corridor there was an airing courtyard for the prisoners. Immediately opposite the entrance was the parade room and police surgeon's room. On the first floor there were messrooms, recreation room and dormitories divided into twelve cubicles. The building was built of red pressed brick with stone dressings, and roofed with Newfoundland green slate. The interior walls were decorated with a salt glazed brick, floors of Portland cement concrete. The entrance hall was tiled. There were stone carvings by Christian Neuper, Newcastle sculptor, on the front elevation of the building - a male figure representing justic and strength, a female figure representing truth and light, and a head symbolic of deceit and falsehood. The building cost £9000.
Site Type: Broad
Legal Site
SITEDESC
The police station was built in 1908. On either side of the spacious entrance hall there was a waiting room and superintendent's office. Adjoining this was the charge room and four cells. At the end of the cell corridor there was an airing courtyard for the prisoners. Immediately opposite the entrance was the parade room and police surgeon's room. On the first floor there were messrooms, recreation room and dormitories divided into twelve cubicles. The building was built of red pressed brick with stone dressings, and roofed with Newfoundland green slate. The interior walls were decorated with a salt glazed brick, floors of Portland cement concrete. The entrance hall was tiled. There were stone carvings by Christian Neuper, Newcastle sculptor, on the front elevation of the building - a male figure representing justic and strength, a female figure representing truth and light, and a head symbolic of deceit and falsehood. The building cost £9000.
Site Name
Walker, police station
Site Type: Specific
Police Station
HER Number
7883
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Hayler Newspaper Cuttings, Vol 2, p 45, September 3rd 1908 [Newcastle City Library Local Studies Section]
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
DAY2
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
423620
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565450
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Spital Tongues
Description
In 1899 a soldier's home was opened on Hunter's Road to provide for the social needs of the soldiers in Fenham Barracks (HER 4093). Dormitories were provided for soldiers on leave and a Sunday School for their children. The building is now a book warehouse. LOCAL LIST
SITEASS
Huntsmoor House is a unique building in Spital Tongues. Its unusual design, comprising Tudor features such as exposed beams, culminates in a crenellated tower complete with carved shields and a flagpole. The Edwardian former factory building is red brick and three storeys. To the left and right of the central section two arched windows rise through two storeys beneath a Tudor style exposed beam gable with windows.
Site Type: Broad
Military Residence
SITEDESC
In 1899 a soldier's home was opened on Hunter's Road to provide for the social needs of the soldiers in Fenham Barracks (HER 4093). Dormitories were provided for soldiers on leave and a Sunday School for their children. The building later became a clothing factory. The building is now a book warehouse.
Site Name
Hunter's Road, Huntsmoor House
Site Type: Specific
Military Residence
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
7882
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
O. Taylor, 1993, Bygone Spital Tongues; North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report, p 12
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
DAY2
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
423530
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565530
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Spital Tongues
Description
This was the home of William Hunter. Located in extensive grounds with a kitchen garden. In 1883 the hospital authorities purchased for £500 the surrender of the lease they had granted to Hunter for Moor Lodge. The house became a Home for Incurables. It opened in 1884 to 21 patients. It was demolished in 1931.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
This was the home of William Hunter. Located in extensive grounds with a kitchen garden. The land was leased from the Hospital of St. Magdalene. Labelled as Moor Cottage on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan. In 1883 the hospital authorities purchased for £500 the surrender of the lease they had granted to Hunter for Moor Lodge. The house became a Home for Incurables. It opened in 1884 to 21 patients. It was demolished in 1931.
Site Name
Moor Lodge
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
7881
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
O. Taylor, 1993, Bygone Spital Tongues; North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2014
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Health and Welfare
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
423570
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 NW 36
Northing
565570
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Spital Tongues
Description
The second Home for Incurables was opened on 4 August 1893. It was built on the site of the kitchen gardens of Moor Lodge (the original Home for Incurables, see HER 7881). It was designed by local architect Edward Shewbrook, and opened with great ceremony on 4th August 1893 costing £17, 062. It could house 68 patients. The original hospital tower was later removed. In 1931 the name was changed to the St Mary Magdalene Home. After the NHS took it over in 1948, it became known as Hunter's Moor Hospital.
Site Type: Broad
Hospital
SITEDESC
The second Home for Incurables was opened on 4 August 1893. It was built on the site of the kitchen gardens of Moor Lodge (the original Home for Incurables, see HER 7881). It was designed by local architect Edward Shewbrook, and opened with great ceremony on 4th August 1893 costing £17, 062. It could house 68 patients. The original hospital tower was later removed. In 1931 the name was changed to the St Mary Magdalene Home. After the NHS took it over in 1948, it became known as Hunter's Moor Hospital. A sun lounge was erected in 1965 by the League of Friends of Hunter's Moor Hospital, the Newcastle upon Tyne Management Committee and the Newcastle upon Tyne Rotary Club on their Golden Jubilee year.
Site Name
Hunter's Moor Hospital
Site Type: Specific
Incurables Hospital
HER Number
7880
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
O. Taylor, 1993, Bygone Spital Tongues; D. Richardson, Tyne and Wear Museums, October 2009, Hunter's Moor Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment; Tyne and Wear Museums, 2010, Hunter's Moor Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation; North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report