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1959 by Pascal J. Stienlet & Son. Romanesque. Traditional plan with narthex and south-west campanile. A double height Roman Catholic Church of the Modern period, with a square tower to the side. It is constructed of brick, predominantly in brown hues, with stone(?) detailing. The roof is of ridged clay tiles – again in a deep brown hue. To the front elevation there is a full-height rebate with a timber carved door to the base, a panel between, and a large arch-headed window with a cross set as central mullion and high transom. The remaining windows are of lancet shape with round arch-heads, timber frames and leaded lights. There are plain brick pilasters set between every 3 windows. The tower has cornice detail both below and crowning the open bell turret. MATERIALS Brick, clay tile DATES Built 1959 Consecrated 17/12/1983 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The church is a large and striking example of Modern church architecture. It successfully combines traditional elements such as the leaded lights and the general form including tower, with the lack of external adornment and use of geometry favoured by Modernists. The church follows from a mission established in Crawcrook in 1892. LOCAL LIST

A 2 storey commercial building. The ashlar frontage is arranged in 3 bays with a heavily ornamented gable over the central bay, containing a date cartouche, and closely jointed rubble to the sides and rear. The hipped slate roof is crowned to each side by a substantial moulded stone chimney – that to the east being supported on a corbel with a protruding double flue between. To the ground floor there are modern shop fronts inserted into historic moulded stone shop front surrounds. To the 1st floor single pane sashes sit in groups of 4 (with a central pair) between rusticated pilasters below a deep cornice. The rear portion has multiple small corbels supporting the guttering. The pointing is poor and a floodlight has been added to the front elevation. MATERIALS Sandstone ARCHITECT William Dixon DATES 1898, alterations 1924 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This is the only Blaydon Co-operative Society building that is still in use by them. It is unusual in being universally of stone, and the moulding details to the shop front surrounds remain intact and elegant. As was frequently the case with co-operative buildings it is well-constructed and substantial, and the ornate nature of the decorative features make a valuable and lively contribution to the street scene. The classical symmetry offers a pleasing rhythm and tempers the imposing effect of its size. LOCAL LIST

A large and prominent Methodist Church, which squeezes into a constricted site, with an attractively varied rhythm and coloured glass to its façade. It was designed to be ‘the size of Westgate chapel, and the style of Blackhill’, succeeding as it did a chapel built only about 10 years earlier which had already become insufficient for the needs of the congregation. It was designed to accommodate 500 people, with ‘lights and comfort’, having a raked floor with 2 aisles radiating from the pulpit and a large gallery. Constructed of warm golden snecked sandstone with dressed quoins, the principal elevation boasts attractive windows featuring leaded coloured glass, with the form of the central traceried window echoed in the doorway below. There are a variety of forms to the windows, including trefoil heads, arched heads and square heads, most set off by hood mouldings although the windows to the sides have most unfortunately been replaced with plastic ones. The Welsh slate roof is hidden behind the water tabling from the main street, but is crowned by decorative terracotta ridge tiles, and finished with a cast iron finial to the gable. The sides are interspersed with shallow buttressing which break up the elevations nicely, and although the rear extensions are relatively large, they are in a complementary buff brick – clearly differentiating them from the main body of the church whilst creating harmony of colour. It is positive that the boundaries are still intact, delineated by stone walls with some railings. Overall the building is a pleasing example of a Methodist chapel, making an important contribution to the streetscape in the area, as its fine façade closely front the principal street. MATERIALS Stone, timber, cast iron, coloured glass ARCHITECT George Race (Westgate) BUILDERS Wm Charlton & Sons Clerk of Works: Jacob Scott Organ: Blackett & Howden (Heaton) DATES 1908 (opened 06/06) LOCAL LIST

The tall, sturdy gate piers are situated to either side of the entrance to the Parkfield council estate, Ryton. To each side there are simple but decorative railings on top of a low stonework plinth wall, which seems to have been part of the larger boundary wall - breached in order to insert the entrance to the new estate. They are constructed of concrete with simple detailing: a chevron panel at the top. The railings consist primarily of square panels divided by diagonals with bosses to the centre, with multiple uprights capped by small discs. They rise in a curve towards the piers. MATERIALS Concrete, stone, iron DATES First appear 5th edition STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The gate piers are a fine example of simple decorative monumental work of the early-mid 20th century. The geometrical detailing is striking and attractive, and carries a sense of the elegant design of the era. LOCAL LIST

Single storey memorial hall constructed of orange-red brick with stone dressings. The Welsh slate roof has truncated chimneys and stone water tables, capstone and kneelers to gables. Brick mock buttresses with stone detailing delineate the bays in the front gable, with a small plinth capped with chamfered stone at dado height. Stone quoins flank the windows and door s linking solid lintels and sills. A dedication plaque, 9 light (12 panes each) leaded memorial stained glass window, with hood moulding over, and War Memorial plaque are situated centrally in the front gable. 2 light, 12 pane windows flank with stained glass in the lower light. A flat roofed wing extension has been added to either side as well as a CCTV camera on a black and white bracket. MATERIALS Brick, stone, slate, stained glass ARCHITECT William Dixon & Son DATES 1924 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This was formerly described as a ‘club’ and had a crucial social role to play in the area. It was used to cater for the welfare needs of the colliery workers of Emmaville and their families, for example acting as a soup kitchen as early as 1926. The building is an attractive, well-detailed example of its type, which retains important features such as its stained glass. LOCAL LIST

High pitched roof, towering chimney stacks, leaded casement windows. Cottage-style design reminiscent of Arts & Crafts movement. The building has only had 3 owners in its history: July 1934 A C Moonie (mining engineer, Whitley Bay); September 1965 R G N Gillespie (Store Manager, Wilmslow); June 1996 M G & A Wood (Accountant/Tax Advisor, York). ARCHITECT James W Corking West St BUILDER William T Hall, Church Rd, Low Fell DATES 1934; WWII air raid shelter added; 1960s 2nd garage added STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE A good example of 1930s design and build standards? Structurally the property is very much as it was when built and many original internal features remain. LOCAL LIST

This exceptionally well located site enjoys wonderful views of the Gibside Estate, and in particular the Statue to British Liberty. The warm and rather genteel double-fronted farmhouse is well constructed in golden sandstone, loosely dressed to an appealing texture and coursed with neatly dressed quoins, cills and lintels. Hornless 8 over 8 timber sashes with slender glazing bars grace the window openings, and the shallow pitch of the Welsh slate roof ensures that it is discreet when viewed from the ground, in the manner popular from Georgian times onwards. Water tabling embraces the roof, with truncated stone chimneys, and the gable is rendered. An extension to the western end has been successfully undertaken, with a good match in the stonework and roofing, but the setback and paired windows giving away the later development period. Disappointingly, however, the importance of the group, with the grassed farmyard and outbuildings, has not been taken into account in the past. This has meant that the horseshoe of outbuildings, apparently originally built in sandstone but patched up over the years in pale brick, have been allowed to deteriorate to an alarming degree, and without urgent attention there is a serious threat of their loss. MATERIALS Sandstone, slate, brick, render, timber DATES Early 19th century Lockhaugh was the location for a warden’s post and a public shelter during WWII. The barn was recorded in November 2012 by Anthony R Thomson architect prior to conversion to a dwelling. LOCAL LIST

It was used as an emergency feeding centre during WWII. LOCAL LIST

A pair of gate piers to a rural church, which lack the gates they once supported. They are 7’ high and made of cast iron to a square section with decorative details. The base is designed to look like a plinth, with the main shaft having chamfered corners decorated with ‘chess piece’ detail. To the top of the shaft on each face is a flower complete with stem. Above the main shaft an entablature style moulding is fluted to the frieze with a deeply corniced cap. Crowning the piers is a ball finial encapsulated in petals. It is likely that they were ordered from an ironmongery catalogue as was common in the Victorian Period, however they are now a rare survival of their type, elegant and beautiful. MATERIALS Cast iron. DATES 1890 LOCAL LIST