Brick air raid shelter with two steel doors at each gable end, reached by two concrete steps. Concrete roof. Air vents at top of side walls. 2.7m x 6.1m in plan. Stands 11m behind the war memorial (HER 11270) in the grounds of the Working Mens Club south of Richard Street.
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
SITEDESC
Brick air raid shelter with two steel doors at each gable end, reached by two concrete steps. Concrete roof. Air vents at top of side walls. 2.7m x 6.1m in plan. Stands 11m behind the war memorial (HER 11270) in the grounds of the Working Mens Club south of Richard Street.
Site Name
Richard Street, air raid shelter
Site Type: Specific
Air Raid Shelter
HER Number
13263
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Pers comm, Jennifer Morrison 11 June 2010
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Scheduled Monument
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
214
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
417530
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Bone
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566260
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Blucher
SAMNUMBER
TW 28 (20)
Description
Outside the south wall of milecastle 9 (HER 214) about half way between the gate and the south-west corner, the headless skeleton of a person aged about 17 years was found in 1929. The bones of an adult man and a woman of about 20 were found nearby. The remains could be Roman or post-Roman.
Site Type: Broad
Burial
SITEDESC
Outside the south wall of milecastle 9 (HER 214) about half way between the gate and the south-west corner, the headless skeleton of a person aged about 17 years was found in 1929. The bones of an adult man and a woman of about 20 were found nearby. The remains could be Roman or post-Roman.
Site Name
Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle Nine, human remains
Site Type: Specific
Deviant Burial
HER Number
13262
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
E. Birley, 1930, Excavations on Hadrian's Wall west of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1929, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, VII, pp. 152-164; David J. Breeze, Handbook to the Roman Wall, fourteenth edition, page 164
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Scheduled Monument
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
914
DAY1
08
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436400
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Lead
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567900
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
South Shields
SAMNUMBER
TW2
Description
Arbeia Roman Fort has produced the second largest British collection of lead sealings (small tokens used to seal packages). A large number bear seal impressions of the Severian imperial household. One is stamped CVG (cohors V Gallorum or Fifth Cohort of Gauls). Another is stamped AVGG and dates to 198 to 209 when Severus and his son Caracalla were joint emperors. Another is stamped AVGGG and shows the heads of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons Caracalla and Geta - Geta joined his father and brother as emperor in 209. This sub oval sealing is 2.5cm x 1.9cm.
Site Type: Broad
Fort
SITEDESC
Arbeia Roman Fort has produced the second largest British collection of lead sealings (small tokens used to seal packages). A large number bear seal impressions of the Severian imperial household. One is stamped CVG (cohors V Gallorum or Fifth Cohort of Gauls). Another is stamped AVGG and dates to 198 to 209 when Severus and his son Caracalla were joint emperors. Another is stamped AVGGG and shows the heads of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons Caracalla and Geta - Geta joined his father and brother as emperor in 209. This sub oval sealing is 2.5cm x 1.9cm.
Site Name
Arbeia Roman Fort, lead sealings
Site Type: Specific
Seal
HER Number
13261
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
David J. Breeze, 2006, J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall, 14th edition, pp 120-121
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
914
DAY1
08
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436400
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567900
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
South Shields
SAMNUMBER
TW2
Description
In the fourth century the original double granary was demolished and two tile kilns built in its place.
Site Type: Broad
Pottery Manufacturing Site
SITEDESC
In the fourth century the original double granary was demolished and two tile kilns built in its place. Dated C4.
Site Name
Arbeia Roman Fort, tile kilns
Site Type: Specific
Tile Kiln
SITE_STAT
Scheduled Monument
HER Number
13260
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Guy de la Bedoyere, 2005, Hadrian's Wall History and Guide, pp 140-144; David J. Breeze, 2006, J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall, 14th edition, pp 115-129
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
13250
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425820
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568210
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Name
Jesmond and Gosforth Laundry, well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
13259
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Communications
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425620
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Postal System Structure
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Name
Salters Lane, post office
Site Type: Specific
Post Office
HER Number
13258
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
DAY2
20
District
Newcastle
Easting
425600
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
6
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The Victory Tavern was built in the first half of the 19th century, the name commemorating Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar. It was owned by Thomas Robinson's Barras bridge Brewery. In 1900 the pub became the Victory Inn. It has been refurbished several times. It is now a Scottish & Newcastle pub.
Site Name
Killingworth Road, Victory Inn
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
13257
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Bennison, Brian, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 9
YEAR1
2010
YEAR2
2013
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
426200
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Benton Row
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
13256
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
425990
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Gosforth Row
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
13255
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
DAY2
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
426010
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
6
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. Former East Gosforth Chapel (now Benton Park Motors). Wesleyan, but first edition OS shows it as Methodist New Connexion and second edition as Primitive Methodist. Built in 1860 replacing an older chapel. In use until 1913. Vestry extended into school room in 1905. Porch is also an addition. Closed after adjacent colliery rows demolished in 1910. Simple rectangular building, snecked stone, ashlar dressings, wheel cross to front gable. Porch at north end of east wall with unusual circular ashlar chimney (for a stove?) above it. Large wheel window in south end. Long used as a garage. Shell remains unaltered apart from inserted opening in north end.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. Former East Gosforth Chapel (now Benton Park Motors). Wesleyan, but first edition OS shows it as Methodist New Connexion and second edition as Primitive Methodist. Built in 1860 replacing an older chapel. In use until 1913. Vestry extended into school room in 1905. Porch is also an addition. Closed after adjacent colliery rows demolished in 1910. Simple rectangular building, snecked stone, ashlar dressings, wheel cross to front gable. Porch at north end of east wall with unusual circular ashlar chimney (for a stove?) above it. Large wheel window in south end. Long used as a garage. Shell remains unaltered apart from inserted opening in north end.
Site Name
Benton Park Road, Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
13254
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey