A typical example of an early 20th century power station, built for a private local lighting company, operating between 1903 and 1919. It was adapted as a substation after WW2 to supply the tram system. The imposing brick building forms part of an important industrial group in a historic industrial landscape and retains a number of original features. The building survives as intact shell adjacent to river. It is a brick shed with tall, round headed openings often picked out in darker or lighter bricks, circular openings high on the gables, and a full length ridge ventilator to the west bay. Interior features included elevated control rooms, toilets and walkways, an overhead crane to the west bay, and a below ground reservoir. The perimeter wall is also of interest – it survives in the southern half of the site, incorporating opposed entrance gateways. LOCAL LIST

Boat hulks have been uncovered at low tide in the bottom of Lemington Gut, which was the main channel of the river Tyne until the mid-19th century.

This chimney could have been part of a brickworks (see HER ref. 4048).

Farm with industrial interest.

Farm with industrial interest. In advance of the conversion of this stone-built model farmstead, James Garfield Nairn of Nicholson Nairn Architects recorded the buildings. The farmstead is quite typical of Northumberland. The farmhouse stands separate from a range of farm buildings around a fold yard. Over the years the buildings have been altered and adapted to absorb technological farming improvements. There was a farm at this location from at least 1767 and the site has always been in the ownership of the Duke of Northumberland. Fell House Farm was built in the centre of the common between Newburn and Walbottle at the time when the common was enclosed. It was presumably the farm from which much of the enclosure was effected. The farm was a ‘U’ shaped complex in 1767. By 1848 the site had been totally redeveloped to form the complex which still largely survives. The farm plan is typical of the period of ‘agricultural revolution’ when multi functional barn ranges were built, threshing was mechanised, fertilisers were used and new feed such as oilcake introduced. A valuer's report states that there was an absence of turnip land (turnips, carrots and parsnips were grown as field crops to feed stabled livestock in winter) on Fell House Farm and that due to the land being of weak character for growing roots, it was worked together with Dewley Farm (NRO ZAN Bell 71/8). The earliest farm buildings are built of squared random rubble sandstone with dressed and chamfered jamb stones and eaves string course. The façade of the Georgian farmhouse in good quality materials provides an imposing frontage. The gin-gang was demolished some 30 years ago along with the north wing, which would have been a split level mixing barn with granary, threshing machine and animal stalls. The byres opened into the yard in order that manure could be collected to fertilise the fields. The farmhouse was divided lengthwise into two, with two front rooms on ground and first floor and a central staircase. To the rear was the kitchen and scullery and a separate staircase to the servant’s accommodation. Unfortunately the house was ‘improved’ in the 1960s so few original features survive.

Single-gate type level crossing on North Walbottle wagonway.

A conical pit heap for Percy Pit.

Works on the site of the fitting shop of Newburn Iron Works.

Remains of brick arches associated with this works are visible behind the Fire Station.

This house, dated 1822 on a panel over the door, was built for the Duke of Northumberland during the bailiffship of Hugh Taylor. It is of coursed squared sandstone with pecked quoins; the first bay is set back, raised to 2 storeys in brick on the stone ground floor. It has a pantiled roof with flat stone gable copings to the main house, Welsh slate to the wing, and quoined rubble chimneys. It is of 2 storeys with 3 bays, and a set-back left wing of two storeys and one bay. Above the door is a moulded surround around a raised crescent inscription (the Northumberland family emblem). Two foot scrapers, one cast iron and one wrought iron, flank the door. LISTED GRADE 2