Wild (2004) suggests that the characteristic green villages of Northumberland date back to the reconstruction of settlement in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest and the 'harrying of the north'. The greens originally had a defensive function to protect livestock against Scottish raiders. The wide open space in the centre of the village could also be used for fairs, markets, for grazing animals and a meeting space (Rowley and Wood, 2000, 41). Dwellings were often built around the green, with a common forge, bakehouse, pinfold, smithy, alehouse, stocks, spring or pond (HER 11561) on the green itself (Roberts 1977, 146). In the 19th century Walbottle green had a pond, stone pant and a horse trough.
Site Type: Broad
Village Green
SITEDESC
Wild (2004) suggests that the characteristic green villages of Northumberland date back to the reconstruction of settlement in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest and the 'harrying of the north'. The greens originally had a defensive function to protect livestock against Scottish raiders. The wide open space in the centre of the village could also be used for fairs, markets, for grazing animals and a meeting space (Rowley and Wood, 2000, 41). Dwellings were often built around the green, with a common forge, bakehouse, pinfold, smithy, alehouse, stocks, spring or pond (HER 11561) on the green itself (Roberts 1977, 146). In the 19th century Walbottle green had a pond, stone pant and a horse trough.
Site Name
Walbottle, village green
Site Type: Specific
Village Green
HER Number
11556
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
T. Wild, 2004, Village England - a social history of the countryside, p 13; T. Rowley and J. Wood, 2000, Deserted Villages (third edition), p. 41; B.K. Roberts, 1977, Rural Settlement in Britain, p. 146; B.K. Roberts, 1987, The making of the English village - a study in historical geography, p. 151; G. Walton and A. Watson, 1992, Bygone Walbottle
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
416950
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566290
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Walbottle
Description
Date stone reads '1891 Church Mission Room'. It was a meeting place and the village school until purpose built schools were built in 1907 and 1908. Built of stone ashlar with a slate pitched roof and porch. Original chimney, windows and dormer window on south side. The roof and porch have barge boards painted green.
Site Type: Broad
Institute
SITEDESC
Date stone reads '1891 Church Mission Room'. It was a meeting place and the village school until purpose built schools were built in 1907 and 1908. Built of stone ashlar with a slate pitched roof and porch. Original chimney, windows and dormer window on south side. The roof and porch have barge boards painted green.
Site Name
Walbottle, institute
Site Type: Specific
Institute
HER Number
11555
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2009, Walbottle Village Conservation Area Character Statement & Management Plan, page 8, 15
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
DAY2
18
District
Newcastle
Easting
414990
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NW
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566880
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Throckley
Description
Building shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Building shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Built in 1851. Out of use in 1870 when a new chapel was built further down Hexham Road (HER 7961). An old illustration shows a simple building side-on to the road, with a central porch between Y-tracery windows, later schoolroom set back to left.
Site Name
Hexham Road Bank Top Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
11554
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition 1858; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2012
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564230
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Lemington
Description
Building shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial Building
SITEDESC
Building shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Lemington, Holland
Site Type: Specific
Industrial Building
HER Number
11553
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition 1858
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
626
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418090
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Lemington
Description
The River Tyne Commissioners improvement works in the late nineteenth century dredged away this island.
Site Type: Broad
Island
SITEDESC
The River Tyne Commissioners improvement works in the late nineteenth century dredged away this island.
Site Name
Newburn Haugh, Dent's Meadow Island
Site Type: Specific
Island
HER Number
11552
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition 1858
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418230
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563850
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Lemington
Description
Presumed sand quarry which would have formally been under the original course of the River Tyne before river improvements in the late C19. Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition linked to Lemington Staiths (HER 4036) by a waggonway (HER 11550).
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Presumed sand quarry which would have formally been under the original course of the River Tyne before river improvements in the late C19. Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition linked to Lemington Staiths (HER 4036) by a waggonway (HER 11550).
Site Name
Newburn Haugh, sand quarry
Site Type: Specific
Sand Pit
HER Number
11551
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey third edition, 1921
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
418370
EASTING2
1840
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
564250
NORTHING2
6370
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Lemington
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition. Ran from Lemington Staiths (HER 4036) to a railway running around the perimeter of Newburn Haugh, linking several landing stages.
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition. Ran from Lemington Staiths (HER 4036) to a railway running around the perimeter of Newburn Haugh, linking several landing stages.