Early-mid 19th century farm building complex comprising of a house and three barns. Other farm buildings once occupied the area east and north of the remaining complex but have been demolished. The remaining buildings were recorded by The Archaeological Practice in 2006 ahead of conversion into a residential development. With the exception of the house, which survives as a good example of a typical early Victorian type, the surviving buildings were noted as being of little architectural merit. A datestone of 1831 re-set in the north facing boundary wall of the complex is not thought to date the extant house (c.1840).
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Early-mid 19th century farm building complex comprising of a house and three barns. (Shown on 1st Edition OS plan). Other farm buildings once occupied the area east and north of the remaining complex but have been demolished. The remaining buildings were recorded by The Archaeological Practice in 2006 ahead of conversion into a residential development. With the exception of the house, which survives as a good example of a typical early Victorian type, the surviving buildings were noted as being of little architectural merit. A datestone of 1831 re-set in the north facing boundary wall of the complex is not thought to date the extant house (c.1840).
Site Name
West Kenton Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
7059
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2006, Kenton West Farm, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment and Historic Building Recording
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
25
DAY2
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
421580
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
4
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567560
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Kenton
Description
Built in 1843 by Lord Montagu, Matthew Bell of Woolsington and the National Society. Cost £470. A Church of England School in connection with the National Society. Church services were held here by the chaplain from St. Nicholas Hospital. The school closed in 1935 when Edgefield School in Fawdon was opened.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Built in 1843 by Lord Montagu, Matthew Bell of Woolsington and the National Society. Cost £470. A Church of England School in connection with the National Society. Church services were held here by the chaplain from St. Nicholas Hospital. The school closed in 1935 when Edgefield School in Fawdon was opened.
A tunnel was built under Ford Street to link the Maling Ford A Pottery, which had been built by 1859, to the packinghouse on the opposite side of the road. The packinghouse has gone, but the tunnel remains in-situ. The entrance is inside the Ince Building/former DS Motors on Ford Street. The tunnel is mostly stone, with some brickwork at the far end. Brick blast walls at the entrance indicate that the tunnel was used as an air raid shelter during World War Two. A metal heater/water boiler was found inside. There are fixings for shelving and old electric flighting fittings. Similar in form to the Victoria Tunnel.
Site Type: Broad
Pottery Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
A tunnel was built under Ford Street to link the Maling Ford A Pottery, which had been built by 1859, to the packinghouse on the opposite side of the road. The packinghouse has gone, but the tunnel remains in-situ, albeit blocked at the northern end. The southern entrance is inside the Ince Building/former DS Motors on Ford Street (which was the 1936 carriage works building which replaced the pottery packinghouse). The tunnel is mostly stone, with some brickwork at the far end. Brick blast walls at the entrance indicate that the tunnel was used as an air raid shelter during World War Two. A metal heater/water boiler was found inside. There are fixings for shelving and old electric flighting fittings. Similar in form to the Victoria Tunnel.
Site Name
Ford A Pottery, tunnel
Site Type: Specific
Pottery Manufacturing Site
HER Number
7057
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4968 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 44
R.C. Bell, 1986, Maling and other Tyneside Pottery
Tyne and Wear County Council, 1981, Maling - A Tyneside Pottery
R.C. Bell, 1971, Tyneside Pottery
R.C. Bell & M.A.V. Gill, 1973, The Potteries of Tyneside
F. Buckley, 1929, Potteries on the Tyne and Other Northern Potteries during the C188, Archaeologia Aeliana, series 4, p68-82
D.K. Gray, 1985, Introduction to Maling
S. Moore & C. Ross, 1989, Maling, The Trademark of Excellence
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2003, Quay Timber Site, Hume Street, Newcastle Archaeological Assessment, p 13
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2003, Heaney Site, Hume Street, Ouseburn Archaeological Assessment, p 13; C.G. Peters, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2004, R. and J. Ince Ltd, Ford Street, Ouseburn - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
424590
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Architect's plans survive for this building, dated 1869. This was to be the "New Offices for Proprietors of the Newcastle Daily Journal". There is datestone of 1870 on the balustrade. The building has a small cellar along the street frontage. An extension was added in 1889 and a boiler house in 1903. A 500 gallon petrol tank and pump was installed in the east corner of the garage area in 1925. The Newcastle Journal had begun publication in May 1832 initially as a weekly paper, but from 1861, a daily. They had offices at 69 Pilgrim Street. In 1867 the Journal found itself in financial difficulties, with the owners ending up in the Bankruptcy Court. By March 1867 the newspaper had been taken over by William Forster, of Alnwick and William Alder Dunn. They had an office on Grey Street. In August 1867 the Northern Counties Conservative Newspaper Co Ltd was formed, and it took over the newspaper under the chairmanship of Nathaniel George Clayton. It is believed that Clayton had a house and land in this area, and that the new newspaper offices were built on his garden.
Site Type: Broad
Commercial Office
SITEDESC
Architect's plans survive for this building, dated 1869. This was to be the "New Offices for Proprietors of the Newcastle Daily Journal". There is datestone of 1870 on the balustrade. The building has a small cellar along the street frontage. An extension was added in 1889 and a boiler house in 1903. A 500 gallon petrol tank and pump was installed in the east corner of the garage area in 1925. The Newcastle Journal had begun publication in May 1832 initially as a weekly paper, but from 1861, a daily. They had offices at 69 Pilgrim Street. In 1867 the Journal found itself in financial difficulties, with the owners ending up in the Bankruptcy Court. By March 1867 the newspaper had been taken over by William Forster, of Alnwick and William Alder Dunn. They had an office on Grey Street. In August 1867 the Northern Counties Conservative Newspaper Co Ltd was formed, and it took over the newspaper under the chairmanship of Nathaniel George Clayton. It is believed that Clayton had a house and land in this area, and that the new newspaper offices were built on his garden. The last use of the warehouse was a gym. No. 87 Clayton Street is Heron's Food.
Site Name
Falconar's Ct, Offices of Newcastle Daily Journal
Site Type: Specific
Newspaper Office
HER Number
7056
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
On Site Archaeology, 2003, Falconar's Court, Newcastle upon Tyne - A Desktop Archaeological Study; M. Preston, 1999, The Newcastle Journal 1832-1950, in Isaac, P (ed), Newspapers in the North East
SURVIVAL
80-90%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
7054, 365
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
430830
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MATERIAL
Marble; Sandstone
MONTH1
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556670
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Washington
Description
Monument to miners killed in an explosion at Usworth Colliery on 2 March 1885. Erected by the miners at the colliery. By Emley of Newcastle. White marble plinth on 2-stepped sandstone base, free-standing columns with stiff-leaf capitals at the corners supporting a high pyramid. Cross finial. Low stone curb has original low iron rail on posts with urn finials.LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Monument to miners killed in an explosion at Usworth Colliery on 2 March 1885. Erected by the miners at the colliery. By Emley of Newcastle. White marble plinth on 2-stepped sandstone base, free-standing columns with stiff-leaf capitals at the corners supporting a high pyramid. Cross finial. Low stone curb has original low iron rail on posts with urn finials.
Site Name
Washington, Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7055
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 2/87; Durham Mining Museum, www.dmm.org.uk
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
7055
DAY1
26
DAY2
15
District
Sunderland
Easting
430820
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556650
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Washington
Description
Roman Catholic parish church. 1877-8 by A.M. Dunn of Newcastle. Rock-faced snecked sandstone. Tiled roof. Aisled nave, apsed chancels, south transept with gable belfry. Low north porch to chancel. Early English style. Lancet windows. High-pitched roof has iron cross finial at west and stone at east. One storey link to attached presbytery. 2 storeys, T-plan. Gothic style with decorated windows. One chimney. The church and presbytery are set within a large burial ground which contains a monument to miners killed in an explosion at Usworth Colliery in 1885. The church, presbytery and burial ground make a positive contribuition to the wider setting of the Washington Conservation Area. LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
Pevsner - "1877-8 by A.M. Dunn. Rock-facedEarly English, with aisles but towerless".
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Roman Catholic parish church. 1877-8 by A.M. Dunn of Newcastle. Rock-faced snecked sandstone. Tiled roof. Aisled nave, apsed chancels, south transept with gable belfry. Low north porch to chancel. Early English style. Lancet windows. High-pitched roof has iron cross finial at west and stone at east. One storey link to attached presbytery. 2 storeys, T-plan. Gothic style with decorated windows. One chimney. Built to meet a rising demand for a catholic meeting place larger than the school hall being used at the time. It was built on land obtained from Mr. Newall owner of Washington Chemical Works. The first priest was Friar Francis Cambours. Until 1880 the church was known as St. Joseph and Aloysius. The church and presbytery are set within a large burial ground which contains a monument to miners killed in an explosion at Usworth Colliery in 1885. The church, presbytery and burial ground make a positive contribuition to the wider setting of the Washington Conservation Area.
Site Name
Washington, Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate
Site Type: Specific
Roman Catholic Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7054
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 2/86; Sunderland City Council, 2009, Washington Village Conservation Area - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; C. Bennett, 1960s, Washington Local History; Albert L. Hind, 1976, History and Folklore of Old Washington; Audrey Fletcher, 1999-2007, History of Washington webpages www.geocities.com/washingtonlass/HolyTrinityChurch.html; http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Hexham-Newcastle/Washington-Our-Blessed-Lady-Immaculate
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2016
English, British
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
7052, 365
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
429660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MONTH1
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558510
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Donwell
Description
Memorial to 42 miners killed in a colliery accident 2 March 1885. BY Emley and Sons of Newcastle. Erected by the miners of Usworth Colliery. Painted stone. Square corniced plinth, inscribed with the names of miners buried here and at the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate in Washington. On 2 stone steps, tapered octagonal shaft has incised flower decoration and cross finial. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Memorial to 42 miners killed in a colliery accident 2 March 1885. BY Emley and Sons of Newcastle. Erected by the miners of Usworth Colliery. Painted stone. Square corniced plinth, inscribed with the names of miners buried here and at the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate in Washington. On 2 stone steps, tapered octagonal shaft has incised flower decoration and cross finial.
Site Name
Donwell, Peareth Hall Road, Church of Holy Trinity, monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7053
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1/83; Durham Mining Museum www.dmm.org.uk
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
7053, 303
DAY1
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
429680
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558520
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Donwell
Description
Parish church 1831-2 by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle. Sandstone ashlar. Welsh slate roof with stone gable coping. West porch. Chancel with south aisle. Early English style. Lancet and mullioned windows. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Parish church 1831-2 by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle. Sandstone ashlar. Welsh slate roof with stone gable coping. West porch. Chancel with south aisle. Early English style. Lancet and mullioned windows.
Site Name
Donwell, Peareth Hall Road, Church of Holy Trinity
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7052
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1/82
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
7050
DAY1
26
DAY2
09
District
Sunderland
Easting
429440
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558660
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Donwell
Description
Animal shelters and loft. Late C18. Ashlar, low pitched roof renewed in corrugated asbestos. L-shaped. C.16m x 6.5m externally. Tooled and margined sandstone ashlar. One storey and basement at west. 2 storeys to east. In basement two arched openings to animal shelters. Shelters have internal brick barrel vaults. Door to north and two sunken window panels on first floor east. Yard enclosure wall straight at west and curved at east. Feeding troughs incorporated into coping. The iron and timber shelter extension is not of interest. Recorded by The Archaeological Practice Ltd. in 2013 ahead of its proposed conversion. The original structure of the barn has been badly treated during various 20th century alterations, having lost its rood and having its south elevation mutilated and partly concealed by a southern outbuilding. Despite this only a relatively small proportion of the original fabric has been lost. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
SITEDESC
Animal shelters and loft. Late C18. Ashlar, low pitched roof renewed in corrugated asbestos. L-shaped. C.16m x 6.5m externally. Tooled and margined sandstone ashlar. One storey and basement at west. 2 storeys to east. In basement two arched openings to animal shelters. Shelters have internal brick barrel vaults. Door to north and two sunken window panels on first floor east. Yard enclosure wall straight at west and curved at east. Feeding troughs incorporated into coping. The iron and timber shelter extension is not of interest. Recorded by The Archaeological Practice Ltd. In 2013 ahead of its proposed conversion. The original structure of the barn has been badly treated during various 20th century alterations, having lost its rood and having its south elevation mutilated and partly concealed by a southern outbuilding. Despite this only a relatively small proportion of the original fabric has been lost.
Site Name
Peareth Hall Road, farm building and yard wall
Site Type: Specific
Animal Shed
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7051
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1/81; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2013, Peareth Hall Barn, Springwell, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
7051
DAY1
25
DAY2
09
District
Sunderland
Easting
429430
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558650
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Donwell
Description
Coach-house wing of large house, now a single dwelling. Supposedly c1750, but perhaps late C18. Ashlar. Pantiled roof. One storey. Central door. Venetian window in round-headed recess. Sash windows with glazing bars. Rear has coach house and other doors in basement beneath five windows. One end brick chimney. One of a pair of wings to Usworth House built for William Peareth, c1750. The house was demolished c1900 and this is the principal surviving feature. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Coach-house wing of large house, now a single dwelling. Supposedly c1750, but perhaps late C18. Ashlar. Pantiled roof. One storey. Central door. Venetian window in round-headed recess. Sash windows with glazing bars. Rear has coach house and other doors in basement beneath five windows. One end brick chimney. One of a pair of wings to Usworth House built for William Peareth, c1750. Peareth Hall was described as an elegant stone mansion, situated on an eminence commanding extensive views of Biddick, Hylton Castle, Sunderland and the sea. It was for many years the seat of the Peareths. William Peareth, who died in 1810, raised the Usworth Volunteer Cavalry during the French War. The corps later merged into the Tyne Legion, then the Tyne Hussars. The house was demolished c1900 and this is the principal surviving feature.
Site Name
Donwell, Peareth Hall Road, Peareth Hall Farmhouse
Site Type: Specific
Coach House
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7050
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1/80; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2013, Peareth Hall Barn, Springwell, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment