Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map. Attractive castellated building, now known as Uptin House. Occupied by Polestar Recording Studios.
Site Name
Stepney Road, Shieldfield Board School
Site Type: Specific
Board School
HER Number
6234
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
426610
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564650
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Parish church. 1886 by R.J. Johnson; alterations 1899. Snecked sandstone with ashlar plinth, quoins and dressings. Tiled roof with stone coping. Arched double door in moulded surround in north aisle westernmost bay. Similar door and 2-light window in east end of aisle. Similar west doors inserted in 1899, flank large round-headed window with tracery. Battleemnted octagonal belfry turret at north-west has canted bapistry adjoining. Interior - painted plaster above boarded dado, arch-braced collar truss roof. 5-bay arcade of tall octagonal piers. Gothic-style reredos of Caen stone was 1899 gift from vicar. Painted panelled coved canopy above. Octagonal stone font, wooden rail and kneeler. Glass in east and bapistry windows by Atkinson Bros. of Newcastle. Stone relief panel in south wall commemorating Elizabeth Harbottle, founder of the Harbottle Charity, has angels flanking inscription of early 20th century. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Parish church in late Gothic style. 1886 by R.J. Johnson (Diocesan architect); alterations 1899. Snecked sandstone with ashlar plinth, quoins and dressings. Tiled roof with stone coping. Arched double door in moulded surround in north aisle westernmost bay. Similar door and 2-light window in east end of aisle. Similar west doors inserted in 1899, flank large round-headed window with tracery. Battlemented octagonal belfry turret at north-west has canted baptistry adjoining. Interior - painted plaster above boarded dado, arch-braced collar truss roof. 5-bay arcade of tall octagonal piers.
Gothic-style reredos of Caen stone was 1899 gift from vicar. Painted panelled coved canopy above. Octagonal stone font, wooden rail and kneeler. Glass in east and baptistry windows by Atkinson Bros. of Newcastle. Stone relief panel in south wall commemorating Elizabeth Harbottle, founder of the Harbottle Charity, has angels flanking inscription of early C20.
In 1970 vandals broke into the church and set fire to it, damaging the North Aisle, choir vestry and organ. A new panelled ceiling had to be installed. In 1972 a new organ was built by Peter Collins. In 1984 the Hall was extended to provide an additional chapel, kitchen, toilets and new entrance.
In 2004 there was a major re-ordering of the church. The 1980s Hall extension was demolished and the land sold to Byker Bridge Housing Association for new build bedsit accommodation. Inside the church the Chancel was lowered, the North Aisle was walled off and two-storey office accommodation inserted for Byker Bridge Housing Association. New toilets and a kitchen were added at the west end/ The west end of the Nave was formed into a Hall with the insertion of a glass wall. A new floor was laid in the Hall. A lobby and glazed doors were inserted into the North Entrance. External ramps were provided on the north side of the church. The re-ordering won awards for Community Provision in an urban setting.
Site Name
Clifford Street, Church of St. Silas
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
6233
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest; Statement of Significance, Faculty Application 2018-028203
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
427400
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564880
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
The East end Slaughter House is first shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map of 1898, occupying a position immediately south of Hadrian’s Wall and north of Byker Hill House, bordered by Lawson Main Quarry to the east.
Site Name
East End Slaughter House, Shields Road
Site Type: Specific
Abattoir
HER Number
6232
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
DAY2
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
426930
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
11
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564830
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map.
Site Name
Shields Road, United Free Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
United Methodist Free Chapel
HER Number
6231
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map; Peter F. Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
YEAR2
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
DAY2
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
427000
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
11
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564880
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map. Built 1877. In use until 1965. Seated 450. Large Italianate chopael with school to rear (HER 10010). Now demolished.
Site Name
Heaton Road, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
6230
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map; Peter F. Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
YEAR2
2012
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
427330
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564720
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map.
Site Name
Byker, RC boys and girls school
Site Type: Specific
School
HER Number
6228
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
427540
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564590
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map.
Site Name
Byker, school
Site Type: Specific
School
HER Number
6227
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
1387
DAY1
15
DAY2
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
427290
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
11
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564480
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Byker
Description
Parish church. 1862-3 by W.L. Moffat. 1936 addition of north aisle and vestry. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings and plinth. Welsh slate roof with stone copings. Aisled nave with tower over south porch; chancel with north organ chamber and north vestry. Flat Tudor arch to vestry door. Octagonal Gothic font with shields 1843 by R. Scott. Glass in north aisle commemorates H.T. Ormerod, curate from 1893. LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
Listed on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk register 2011: Repair of roofs and gutters grant-aided in past, but windows now require urgent attention and some areas of flooring are unsound. A repair scheme will form part of a wider programme of reordering to allow greater community use as well as being a place of worship. A £40,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant was offered in March 2011 towards repair programme.
Condition: Poor
Priority: D Slow decay; solution agreed but not yet implemented. Heritage At Risk 2013: Condition: Poor
Priority: F repair scheme in progress and end use or user identified; functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented. Repair programme commenced in 2013. Heritage At Risk 2015: Condition: Fair Priority: E - Under repair or in fair to good repair. Repair scheme was completed with grant funding awarded by the HLF in 2013 and the church is now dry and secure. While the building is essentially an empty shell, it is being increasingly used for worship and other community activities.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Parish church. 1862-3 by W.L. Moffat. 1936 addition of north aisle and vestry. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings and plinth. Welsh slate roof with stone copings. Aisled nave with tower over south porch; chancel with north organ chamber and north vestry. Flat Tudor arch to vestry door. Octagonal Gothic font with shields 1843 by R. Scott. Glass in north aisle commemorates H.T. Ormerod, curate from 1893. Decorated style. Extended in C20 with masonry from John Dobson's church of St. Peter. Oxford Street.
Site Name
Avondale Road, Church of St. Michael with St. Lawrence
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
6226
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 29