West Lodge was built by Charles Mitchell in the 1870s. It stood at the junction of the carriageway to Jesmond Towers and Jesmond Dene Road. The tree-lined driveway became Towers Avenue around 1935.
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
SITEDESC
West Lodge was built by Charles Mitchell in the 1870s. It stood at the junction of the carriageway to Jesmond Towers and Jesmond Dene Road. The tree-lined driveway became Towers Avenue around 1935.
Site Name
Jesmond Towers, West Lodge
Site Type: Specific
Gate Lodge
HER Number
13428
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 52
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
13
District
Newcastle
Easting
425190
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567360
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Jesmond
Description
This was the last surviving farm in Jesmond. It was replaced by semi-detached houses (Sturdee Gardens) around 1932. Three acres of land along the south bank of the Crag Hall Burn is named 'Matthew's Bank' on early 19th century maps. Thomas Atkinson of Crag Hall owned the land. The road Matthew Bank was originally called Crag Hall Lane. It was improved around 1828 by reducing the gradient.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
This was the last surviving farm in Jesmond. It was replaced by semi-detached houses (Sturdee Gardens) around 1932. Three acres of land along the south bank of the Crag Hall Burn is named 'Matthew's Bank' on early 19th century maps. Thomas Atkinson of Crag Hall owned the land. The road Matthew Bank was originally called Crag Hall Lane. It was improved around 1828 by reducing the gradient.
Site Name
Matthew Bank Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farm
HER Number
13427
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 53
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
13
District
Newcastle
Easting
425290
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565630
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Built around 1880. The section beyond Clayton Road was finished in 1915. In 1910 residents included Henry A. Murton, Arthur Emerson Bainbridge and Thomas Oliver junior (architect). Most of the houses are now flats.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Built around 1880. The section beyond Clayton Road was finished in 1915. In 1910 residents included Henry A. Murton, Arthur Emerson Bainbridge and Thomas Oliver junior (architect). Most of the houses are now flats.
Site Name
Eslington Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
13426
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 45
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
13
District
Newcastle
Easting
425260
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565540
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
The development of the school is connected with the work of the Girls Public Day School Company, who set up a High School for Girls at Gateshead in 1876. In 1889 a junior or preparatory school was set up at Eskdale Terrace. By 1895 The Central Newcastle High School was established in a new building in Eskdale Terrace. Miss Moberley was the head teacher. Gateshead High School closed in 1907. The Eskdale Terrace building was abandoned between 1939 and 1943 when the pupils were evacuated to Keswick. When they returned, the site was only used for senior girls. The juniors were based at Nazareth House in Sandyford and the infants at West Avenue, Gosforth. In September 2014 the Church High School and Central Newcastle High School merged to create Newcastle High School for Girls on Tankerville Terrace. The Eskdale Terrace school was designed by Fred W Morgan of Oliver and Leeson of Mosley Street in 1898. The foundation stone was laid by Earl Grey. Arts and Crafts influences. It was a part-rendered brick building with three storeys and five bays. The end bays were gabled, with Venetian windows on the upper floor and canted bay windows at ground level. Tall chimneys separated three large dormers. At the rear there was a large high-ceilinged Great Hall with classrooms above. Small extensions at either end provided lavatories, a service staircase and a lift. The North-western extension had a bellcote. In 1930 a single storey brick library was added to the south end. This was designed by L J Ashby, architect to the Girls Public Day School Trust Ltd. In 1944 a temporary cloakroom was built, to a design by Coves & Partners of Carliol Square. In 1955 the original dormer windows on the south-west face and the temporary buildings were extended. In 1961 a concrete-framed building was built in the playground south of the site to accommodate four laboratories, a studio, staff room and library. In the 1990s a new school hall was built. The old school hall was divided by a mezzanine floor to create a library with classrooms below. Further extensions were added in 2005.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
The development of the school is connected with the work of the Girls Public Day School Company, who set up a High School for Girls at Gateshead in 1876. In 1889 a junior or preparatory school was set up at Eskdale Terrace. By 1895 The Central Newcastle High School was established in a new building in Eskdale Terrace. Miss Moberley was the head teacher. Gateshead High School closed in 1907. The Eskdale Terrace building was abandoned between 1939 and 1943 when the pupils were evacuated to Keswick. When they returned, the site was only used for senior girls. The juniors were based at Nazareth House in Sandyford and the infants at West Avenue, Gosforth. In September 2014 the Church High School and Central Newcastle High School merged to create Newcastle High School for Girls on Tankerville Terrace. The Eskdale Terrace school was designed by Fred W Morgan of Oliver and Leeson of Mosley Street in 1898. The foundation stone was laid by Earl Grey. Arts and Crafts influences. It was a part-rendered brick building with three storeys and five bays. The end bays were gabled, with Venetian windows on the upper floor and canted bay windows at ground level. Tall chimneys separated three large dormers. At the rear there was a large high-ceilinged Great Hall with classrooms above. Small extensions at either end provided lavatories, a service staircase and a lift. The North-western extension had a bellcote. In 1930 a single storey brick library was added to the south end. This was designed by L J Ashby, architect to the Girls Public Day School Trust Ltd. In 1944 a temporary cloakroom was built, to a design by Coves & Partners of Carliol Square. In 1955 the original dormer windows on the south-west face and the temporary buildings were extended. In 1961 a concrete-framed building was built in the playground south of the site to accommodate four laboratories, a studio, staff room and library. In the 1990s a new school hall was built. The old school hall was divided by a mezzanine floor to create a library with classrooms below. Further extensions were added in 2005.
Site Name
Eskdale Terrace, Central Newcastle High School
Site Type: Specific
Secondary School
HER Number
13425
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 32; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2018, High School for Girls, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne - archaeological building recording; Olive Carter, 1955, History of Gateshead High School 1876-1907 and Central Newcastle High School 1895-1955; Central Newcastle High School, 1976, Centenary edition of the school magazine, Newcastle City Library Local Collection L373.N536C; J Sondheimer and P Bodlington (eds), 1972, GPDST 1872-1972: a Centenary Review; Oliver and Leeson, 1898, Plan of A High School for Girls at Eskdale Terrace, TWAS T186/1836
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
12
District
Newcastle
Easting
425260
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565490
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Founded in 1885 by local businessmen in two three-storey houses. There were 11 pupils, some of them boarders. The school prospectus described the building as having 'large and lofty, thoroughly ventilated, well lighted, equipped with modern educational appliances and with sanitary facilities receiving special attention'. There was a sports field and open air gymnasium close by. As pupil numbers increased adjoining properties were added. The school now teaches 260 boys and girls at Eslington Road (Eskdale Tower is in the centre of the terrace). Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) was a pupil here in the 1930s. He became Archbishop of Westminster and leader of Briatain's Roman Catholics.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Founded in 1885 by local businessmen in two three-storey houses. There were 11 pupils, some of them boarders. The school prospectus described the building as having 'large and lofty, thoroughly ventilated, well lighted, equipped with modern educational appliances and with sanitary facilities receiving special attention'. There was a sports field and open air gymnasium close by. As pupil numbers increased adjoining properties were added. The school now teaches 260 boys and girls at Eslington Road (Eskdale Tower is in the centre of the terrace). Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) was a pupil here in the 1930s. He became Archbishop of Westminster and leader of Britain's Roman Catholics.
Site Name
Eslington Road, Newcastle Preparatory School
Site Type: Specific
Preparatory School
HER Number
13424
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 31
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
12
DAY2
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
425120
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566320
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Jesmond
Description
A temporary tin school opened in 1901 to cater for 300 infants while permanent school buildings were built on the 2 acre site. The infants school proper opened in 1902. In 1905 the junior and senior schools opened, accomodating 1,100 children. The architect was Charles S. Errington of Newcastle. Following the original construction there was one phase of enlargement during the 1940s and early 1950s. During this period onsite kitchen facilities and indoor toilets were constructed. The school was demolished in 2008 and replaced by a new one. The buildings were recorded by PCA prior to demolition.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
A temporary tin school opened in 1901 to cater for 300 infants while permanent school buildings were built on the 2 acre site. The infants school proper opened in 1902. In 1905 the junior and senior schools opened, accommodating 1,100 children. The architect was Charles S. Errington of Newcastle. Following the original construction there was one phase of enlargement during the 1940s and early 1950s. During this period onsite kitchen facilities and indoor toilets were constructed. The school was demolished in 2008 and replaced by a new one. The buildings were recorded by PCA prior to demolition. PCA also conducted a watching brief on the site in 2009 prior to the construction of the new school. A medieval soil was recorded across the site. In one area the remains of medieval shallow ditches were also recorded (probably field drainage). Evidence of post-medieval ploughing was present across the site. Brick wall foundations were exposed representing a playground dividing wall and outside toilet block.
Site Name
Tankerville Terrace, West Jesmond School
Site Type: Specific
School
HER Number
13423
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 40; Pre-construct Archaeology, 2007, West Jesmond Primary School, Tankerville Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording; 40; Pre-construct Archaeology, 2009, West Jesmond Primary School, Tankerville Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Watching Brief
YEAR1
2010
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
1086
DAY1
12
District
Newcastle
Easting
425050
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566610
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Jesmond
Description
Opened on 1 December 1900. It was built by the Forsyth brothers. The new station on the line from Newcastle to the coast, included waiting rooms on both sides of the track each with a 'patent fireplace'. The gentleman's first class room was described as a 'snug little apartment with table and hair covered seated chairs and an oil cloth on the floor'. The ladies' first class room was similar and had lavatories alongside. There were general waiting rooms for both men and ladies, 'lined out with glazed bricks and has seats running right round'. There were separate rooms for staff and a 'cosy little dwelling' outside the station for the station master and his family. Alongside the track were sidings for coal and goods and a weigh house. Now a metro station.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Opened on 1 December 1900. It was built by the Forsyth brothers. The new station on the line from Newcastle to the coast, included waiting rooms on both sides of the track each with a 'patent fireplace'. The gentleman's first class room was described as a 'snug little apartment with table and hair covered seated chairs and an oil cloth on the floor'. The ladies' first class room was similar and had lavatories alongside. There were general waiting rooms for both men and ladies, 'lined out with glazed bricks and has seats running right round'. There were separate rooms for staff and a 'cosy little dwelling' outside the station for the station master and his family. Alongside the track were sidings for coal and goods and a weigh house. Now a metro station.
Site Name
West Jesmond Station
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
HER Number
13422
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 48-49