English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
419940
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563810
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Scotswood
Description
In March 1926 architect F.M. Dryden submitted plans for the conversion of St. Margaret's Mission Church to a cinema. It had latterly been a Labour Exchange and a Scout Headquarters. It was a corrugated iron building. The interior was 62 feet x 24 feet with a small stage at one end. The walls were of varnished pitch pine - a potential fire hazard. The cinema was licenced for 290 seats and no standing was allowed. The owner was John Richard Scott, who had formed the Scotswood Cinema Co. Ltd. In February 1926 with Thomas Charlton, of the Picture Theatre, Lemington. Free admission could be gained with clean jam-jars, which were sold to a jam factory along Scotswood Road. In May 1938 architect Robert Burke drew up plans for a larger cinema with 536 seats. The Regent opened in December 1938. In 1952 J.R. Scott retired and the cinema was taken over by Carter Crowe, cinema equipment supplier. The Regent closed on 6 July 1957. It became a bingo hall and a rock club. It was demolished in 1964 for the approach roads to the new Scotswood Bridge.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
In March 1926 architect F.M. Dryden submitted plans for the conversion of St. Margaret's Mission Church to a cinema. It had latterly been a Labour Exchange and a Scout Headquarters. It was a corrugated iron building. The interior was 62 feet x 24 feet with a small stage at one end. The walls were of varnished pitch pine - a potential fire hazard. The cinema was licenced for 290 seats and no standing was allowed. The owner was John Richard Scott, who had formed the Scotswood Cinema Co. Ltd. In February 1926 with Thomas Charlton, of the Picture Theatre, Lemington. Free admission could be gained with clean jam-jars, which were sold to a jam factory along Scotswood Road. In May 1938 architect Robert Burke drew up plans for a larger cinema with 536 seats. The Regent opened in December 1938. In 1952 J.R. Scott retired and the cinema was taken over by Carter Crowe, cinema equipment supplier. The Regent closed on 6 July 1957. It became a bingo hall and a rock club. It was demolished in 1964 for the approach roads to the new Scotswood Bridge.
Site Name
Bridge Crecent, St. Margaret's Mission Church
Site Type: Specific
Mission Church
HER Number
12873
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, page 149; Terry Quin, 1991, Bygone Scotswood
YEAR1
2010
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
429250
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564250
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walker
Description
Mechanics Institutes were buildings where artisans could learn more about their craft and the science behind it. They could use the reading room and attend lectures. Such institutues were set up to take up the ideas of Jeremy Bentham, politician and reformer (1723-90). London's Mechanic Institute was founded in 1824 by George Birkbeck. By 1844 there were 200 institutues in Britain with 50,000 members. By the 1850s however the institutes were mostly attended by clerks and shopkeepers and the artisan interest declined. Nevertheless mechanics institutes can be regarded as the forerunner of modern professional engineering bodies {Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology}. The cinema was created in the first floor concert hall of the Walker Mechanics Institute. It had always been available to hire and may have been in use as a cinema in 1907. In February 1910 plans were passed for a fireproof operating box and in April 1910 the hall was licenced as the 'Favourite Palace' by James Simpson. On 15 May 1911 Marshall J. Rutter of the Picturedrome, Newburn and the Palace, Horden, took over. In 1912 a raked floor was built. In 1913 the lease passed to John Scott. In 1923 Baker and Roche, who ran the nearby Vaudeville, took over. They built a new proscenium in September 1923. The cinema was a valuable financial asset to the Mechanics Institute committee. In April 1928 it was reported that the cinema had been closed for a number of years. It was reopened in November 1931 by Andrew Smith as the Regal. Sound arrived in 1932. From 1933 J.L. Davenport ran the Regal. From December 1942 it was John G.L. Drummond of the Hippodrome Theatre, Bishop Auckland. In February 1949 the Regal failed its annual inspection. It closed because there was deemed to a be fire risk due to the boy's club on the ground floor.
Site Type: Broad
Institute
SITEDESC
Mechanics Institutes were buildings where artisans could learn more about their craft and the science behind it. They could use the reading room and attend lectures. Such institutues were set up to take up the ideas of Jeremy Bentham, politician and reformer (1723-90). London's Mechanic Institute was founded in 1824 by George Birkbeck. By 1844 there were 200 institutues in Britain with 50,000 members. By the 1850s however the institutes were mostly attended by clerks and shopkeepers and the artisan interest declined. Nevertheless mechanics institutes can be regarded as the forerunner of modern professional engineering bodies {Dictionary of Industrial Archaeology}. The cinema was created in the first floor concert hall of the Walker Mechanics Institute. It had always been available to hire and may have been in use as a cinema in 1907. In February 1910 plans were passed for a fireproof operating box and in April 1910 the hall was licenced as the 'Favourite Palace' by James Simpson. On 15 May 1911 Marshall J. Rutter of the Picturedrome, Newburn and the Palace, Horden, took over. In 1912 a raked floor was built. In 1913 the lease passed to John Scott. In 1923 Baker and Roche, who ran the nearby Vaudeville, took over. They built a new proscenium in September 1923. The cinema was a valuable financial asset to the Mechanics Institute committee. In April 1928 it was reported that the cinema had been closed for a number of years. It was reopened in November 1931 by Andrew Smith as the Regal. Sound arrived in 1932. From 1933 J.L. Davenport ran the Regal. From December 1942 it was John G.L. Drummond of the Hippodrome Theatre, Bishop Auckland. In February 1949 the Regal failed its annual inspection. It closed because there was deemed to a be fire risk due to the boy's club on the ground floor.
Site Name
Church Street, mechanics institute (Regal Cinema)
Site Type: Specific
Mechanics Institute
HER Number
12872
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 147-148
YEAR1
2010
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
421640
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565780
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Fenham
Description
Opened 8 November 1933. Designed by architect J.H. Morton for Stanley Rogers. 818 seats in the stalls and 408 in the circle. There was a stage and orchestra pit. Described in Ideal Kinema and Studio (9 November 1933) as "an attractive hall… built of smooth-faced brick…. [with] four large orange-coloured windows illuminated by lights in the circle foyer…". The interior décor was shaded from red to pale blue. There were four decorative ventilation grilles. The projection room was above the foyer. The Regal was opened by the Lord Mayor. It was owned by Suburtan Cinemas (Newcastle) Ltd. The Regal closed on 30 April 1960. In 1963 it reopened as a Moores' supermarket. In 1991 it was unoccupied.
Site Type: Broad
Cinema
SITEDESC
Opened 8 November 1933. Designed by architect J.H. Morton for Stanley Rogers. 818 seats in the stalls and 408 in the circle. There was a stage and orchestra pit. Described in Ideal Kinema and Studio (9 November 1933) as "an attractive hall… built of smooth-faced brick…. [with] four large orange-coloured windows illuminated by lights in the circle foyer…". The interior décor was shaded from red to pale blue. There were four decorative ventilation grilles. The projection room was above the foyer. The Regal was opened by the Lord Mayor. It was owned by Suburtan Cinemas (Newcastle) Ltd. The Regal closed on 30 April 1960. In 1963 it reopened as a Moores' supermarket. In 1991 it was unoccupied.
Site Name
Two Ball Lonnen, Regal Cinema
Site Type: Specific
Cinema
HER Number
12871
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 145-146; Frank Manders, 2005, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 80, 114, 150, 161
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
416950
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566560
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Walbottle
Description
Built in the 1930s. Flat roofed and hipped roof red brick building. A large white uPVC and glass porch has been added. Low red brick boundary wall with green mesh fencing above.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Built in the 1930s. Flat roofed and hipped roof red brick building. A large white uPVC and glass porch has been added. Low red brick boundary wall with green mesh fencing above.
Site Name
Hexham Road, St. Cuthbert's RC School
Site Type: Specific
Church School
HER Number
12870
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 49
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
416870
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566500
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Walbottle
Description
Built between 1911 and 1920. Early example of Council Housing. Built by Newburn Urban District Council to replace Old Row (HER 11560). A red brick terrace with painted wooden porches with sloping roofs and outhouses in the rear yards. Ashlar window dressings. Most windows have been replaced in uPVC. Some roof lights have been added. The north side of Whitehall Road is semi-detached houses built in the 1970s.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Built between 1911 and 1920. Early example of Council Housing. Built by Newburn Urban District Council to replace Old Row (HER 11560). A red brick terrace with painted wooden porches with sloping roofs and outhouses in the rear yards. Ashlar window dressings. Most windows have been replaced in uPVC. Some roof lights have been added. The north side of Whitehall Road is semi-detached houses built in the 1970s.
Site Name
Whitehall Road
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
12869
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 38-39
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
416990
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566420
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Place
Walbottle
Description
A 20th century L-shaped house built in stone but retains original boundary walls and a farm outbuilding. Part of the house has original windows, the other part has uPVC replacements. Conservatory with a glazed roof.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
A 20th century L-shaped house built in stone but retains original boundary walls and a farm outbuilding. Part of the house has original windows, the other part has uPVC replacements. Conservatory with a glazed roof.
Site Name
16 The Green
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
12868
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 36
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
417340
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1864. Now redeveloped with three 1970s detached houses called Walbottle Hall Gardens.
Site Type: Broad
Garden
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1864. Now redeveloped with three 1970s detached houses called Walbottle Hall Gardens.
Site Name
Walbottle Hall, walled garden
Site Type: Specific
Walled Garden
HER Number
12867
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 29
YEAR1
2010
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
417260
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Located to the west of Walbottle Hall. Built as accommodation for the gardeners, and later the chauffer. Now converted into one property. New wooden casement windows, an arch shaped multi-paned window to the front elevation. Natural slate roof. Small gabled porch. Small lawn with original boundary wall and a number of outbuildings.
Site Type: Broad
Estate Building
SITEDESC
Located to the west of Walbottle Hall. Built as accommodation for the gardeners, and later the chauffer. Now converted into one property. New wooden casement windows, an arch shaped multi-paned window to the front elevation. Natural slate roof. Small gabled porch. Small lawn with original boundary wall and a number of outbuildings.
Site Name
Walbottle Hall Cottage
Site Type: Specific
Estate Cottage
HER Number
12866
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, pages 28-29
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
416850
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565990
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1864. Built of stone with a slate pitched roof with white barge boards and original chimney. The windows have been replaced with new sash windows. Stone quoins and window dressings. In 2005 a two storey extension was added to the west elevation and a porch to the east. There are two barns - one has had its roof raised, the other has been rebuilt. A single storey garage has been added. The alterations have been sensitively done. The house is secluded and surrounded by allotments and open fields.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1864. Built of stone with a slate pitched roof with white barge boards and original chimney. The windows have been replaced with new sash windows. Stone quoins and window dressings. In 2005 a two storey extension was added to the west elevation and a porch to the east. There are two barns - one has had its roof raised, the other has been rebuilt. A single storey garage has been added. The alterations have been sensitively done. The house is secluded and surrounded by allotments and open fields.
Site Name
Bank Top House
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
12865
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 22
YEAR1
2010
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
417000
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Render
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566370
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Walbottle
Description
Large detached house. The garden has mature trees. The house was built in the mid to late 1950s on a section of the village green and pond. The house is rendered with cream painted pebbledash and has a tiled pitched roof. Casement windows with uPVC frames. The front elevation has a large pointed gable.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Large detached house. The garden has mature trees. The house was built in the mid to late 1950s on a section of the village green and pond. The house is rendered with cream painted pebbledash and has a tiled pitched roof. Casement windows with uPVC frames. The front elevation has a large pointed gable.
Site Name
Wood Acre
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
12864
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement and Management Plan, page 18
YEAR1
2010