DESCRIPTION/ STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The building is significant due to its prominent position at one of the main entrances, and also architecturally for its relationship with the Towers, and for the quality of its construction and detailing both inside and out. MATERIALS Polychromatic brickwork, LOCAL LIST

One of the best Victorian villas in the Saltwell Conservation Area {2}. DESCRIPTION / STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This later 19th century villa was built for the well-known local Mawson family, of the Chemists firm Mawson, Swan and Morgan. It is a simple but dignified double-fronted house in pinkish brick with side lights expanding the ground floor windows. Embellished with sandstone dressings, of particular interest is the heavily corniced canopy supported by scrolled brackets over the broad doorway. The hipped roof is slated at a shallow pitch, with 2 substantial chimneys towards the centre. It also retains timber sash windows and double-leaf timber doors. When the villa was constructed it enjoyed extensive landscaped grounds designed by John Hancock (the well-known local naturalist, and the main force behind the building of the Hancock Museum in Newcastle), with gardens including a dene, rockery and 4 large ash trees. It is therefore of significance arising out of its connections to locally important figures as well as its distinguished architectural character. MATERIALS Pinkish brick, sandstone, slate, timber DATES Late 19th century LOCAL LIST

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This stout little building was constructed by Edward Joicey as the main gate lodge to his vast Victorian villa, Whinney House (although there was reportedly another lodge to the north west). It displays many of the architectural details characteristic of the earliest part of the house, and is therefore likely to have been constructed with the original phase of development. This includes deep eaves supported on paired brackets, large and elaborate corniced stone chimneys, and a hipped, graduated slate roof set at a shallow pitch. The stonework is, however, entirely of ashlar, with raised quoins and window surrounds rather than rusticated ones. The doorway nestles in the elbow of the building, in a chamfered entrance with cornicing and timber door to the front, with attractive diagonal battens held in a solid frame. A canted bay maximises views along Durham Road, assisting with the gatekeeper role. The timber sash windows may not be original, but are still in keeping with the character of the house. The lodge is physically attached to the outer gate pier that remains – very square and sturdy – but unfortunately the inner piers, gates and surrounding railings have been lost. A photograph of 1915 shows them to be of a striking and unusual design – with gates partially of timber, and railings cast in panels to match. Also shown are the inner piers, which are hexagonal rather than square and hold ornate lamp brackets aloft. The building has been (as many compact lodges have) substantially extended, but in this case the extension is discreet behind a wall to the front, using good quality matching materials and design. The whole Estate is Locally Listed, and the significance of this little lodge is entwined with its historical association with the main house, the other buildings on the site, and the landscaping here. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The architect for Whinney House has never been established, but as Edward Joicey later commissioned John Wardle to design St Helen’s Church for him, it is possible that he had engaged him to design the house as well. This is purely speculative, however. MATERIALS Sandstone, slate, timber ARCHITECT Poss. John Wardle? DATES 1864 LOCAL LIST

One of the best brick buildings in Chowdene Conservation Area. Has an arcade of four arches at ground floor level springing from fat pilasters. Rendered gable {2}. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This fine building was constructed for Colonel Charles Reid as the George IV Inn, replacing an earlier structure, which stood adjacent. It is an elegant and engaging composition, with large arched windows springing from the ground floor, tall corniced chimneys, and idiosyncratic timber detailing to the corners, with fluting and elaborately moulded corbels. Its smartness was in all likelihood a great contrast with the old, humble, vernacular building, at a time when a respectable clientele were sought. The detailing is cheerful – egg and dart stone mouldings to the brick pilasters; stone outer arches, key stones, and chamfered plinth course; deeply moulded cornicing to the upper windows – and helps create a liveliness appropriate to the social use of the building. The other elevations are much plainer, lacking detail save for arched heads, but yet retain the important historic timber sashes that contribute so much to the integrity of the historic character. The plans depict windows descending lower than those extant, with decorative wrought ironwork protecting the lower sections, a different pattern of glazing bars, as well as multipane windows to the upper floors. It is uncertain, however, whether the final design was altered from the plans, or whether some elements have been replaced. An important aspect of the building is the variety of materials used, and their natural character, as well as the great asset of the planting which embellishes it. The stable, also on the Local List, contributes to the setting of the building, and the wonderful and substantial gate piers situated on the boundary of the site are an intriguing and historically important element of the site. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
George Caris may have been interested in conservation, as the plans show that the original stone building was proposed to be retained during the rebuilding, with a restoration and conversion scheme, with the new pub was to be constructed a little to the south. The stone buildings adjacent to the pub to the north may therefore be remnants of the earlier George IV Inn. MATERIALS Red brick, sandstone, timber, slate ARCHITECT George W Caris
(18 West St, Gateshead) DATES 1885 (plans) FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS
Further investigation would be useful to ascertain whether any remnants of the original pub building survive, and any historical information on the site to try and deduce to which building the gate piers belonged. Plans of 1905 held by Tyne and Wear Archives show the gate posts when a garden was added to the site.

DESCRIPTION / STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This stable was formerly associated with the George IVth Public House, but this was later rebuilt and is now called the Aletaster. Built during the second half of the 19th century in local sandstone and Welsh slate, it is a rare reminder of the rural origins of Low Fell when horses, rather than motor vehicles were used for transport. It is of one and a half storeys, with a gabled pitching door unusually placed in the centre above the main door rather than in the gable, allowing for hay to be stored in and removed from the upper storey. Heavy stone cills and lintels define the openings, with cast iron rainwater goods and vents for service. One corner is chamfered to allow for the passing of carriages, and to the other end a single-storey extension houses garage space. Unfortunately the windows are now boarded, but the timber batten doors remain and the general condition is reasonably good. MATERIALS Sandstone, slate, timber LOCAL LIST

This charming single storey little building was once the lodge house for Forres Villa (later becoming Musgrave School, and now Listed), built for J B Falconer. It is situated opposite Whinney House, a much larger building in a much grander setting, but this property is of earlier date. It shares architectural characteristics with the main building, which is the ‘Pictureque “Tudorbethan” style”. It is constructed in rubble stone, giving the impression of a rustic dwelling, but the detailing belies this, with raised ashlar quoins, window surrounds, water tabling with plain kneelers, small eaves brackets, and a wonderful, high pitched fish-scale slated roof. Unfortunately the cheerful hexagonal conjoined chimneys have been lost, and recently the windows have been changed from their diamond-pane leaded originals, much to the detriment of the character of the dwelling. It is of historic importance in its association with the original villa building, as well in relation to the early development of the Low Fell area as a whole (including Whinney House opposite). MATERIALS Sandstone, slate DATES 1854-5. The building was recorded in 2005 by The Archaeological Practice Ltd ahead of conversion into a dwelling.

DATES 1887 (southern portion) LOCAL LIST

Clarendon House (Fairholme). Elaborate timber detailing, iron gates/railings and stained glass windows. DATES 3rd edition OS LOCAL LIST

Chowdene Chapel was built in 1880 and opened in 1881 to house a Primitive Methodist congregation who had been renting the former New Connexion Bethany Chapel. It cost £900 and seated 200; in 1925 structural problems affecting the north wall prompted major works; the congregation moved to Wesley Memorial Church on the opposite side of the road in 1965 and the building was sold to the Brethren, with whom it remains in use (Chowdene Community Church).

Over one round-headed window is a stone plaque 'ROBERT ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL 1901'.

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Formerly the Crown Public House – present on the 1st edition OS. DATES c1830 LOCAL LIST