English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
423900
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8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566980
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Three double-fronted terraced houses known as Park Villas. Dates from mid C19. Painted white with ground floor bay windows, simple hooded porches and slate roofs. Substantially unaltered. One of the few examples of marginal glazing bar detail in sash windows in the Conservation Area. Railings have been lost. Long gardens to the rear bounded by tall brick and stone wall.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Three double-fronted terraced houses known as Park Villas. Dates from mid C19. Painted white with ground floor bay windows, simple hooded porches and slate roofs. Substantially unaltered. One of the few examples of marginal glazing bar detail in sash windows in the Conservation Area. Railings have been lost. Long gardens to the rear bounded by tall brick and stone wall.
Site Name
Fernville Road, Park Villas
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
11436
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 56
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424640
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8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567580
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Earliest building on this street. A mid C19 Victorian villa. Remains substantially unaltered externally. Converted to office use. Part of grounds sold off for development. Proposed for demolition in 2002.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Earliest building on this street. A mid C19 Victorian villa. Remains substantially unaltered externally. Converted to office use. Part of grounds sold off for development. Proposed for demolition in 2002.
Site Name
Moor Road South, Roseworth Villas
Site Type: Specific
Villa
HER Number
11435
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 41
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424160
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8
LANDUSE
Recreational Usage
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567460
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Gosforth Cricket Club was established in 1864. It moved to its current location east of the High Street in 1865. The cricket ground is shown on OS second edition of 1899. Now South Northumberland Cricket Ground.
Site Type: Broad
Sports Ground
SITEDESC
Gosforth Cricket Club was established in 1864. It moved to its current location east of the High Street in 1865. The cricket ground is shown on OS second edition of 1899. Now South Northumberland Cricket Ground.
Site Name
High Street, Gosforth Cricket Club
Site Type: Specific
Cricket Ground
HER Number
11434
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 12
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424160
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8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567460
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Gosforth
Description
Designated in April 2002. Gosforth developed from Coxlodge Hall (HER 1868) and Bulman Village (HER 9800). The Conservation Area contains a housing stock of types and architectural styles (High Victorian, Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian) which are not represented in such quality anywhere else in the City. Gosforth High Street is a typical traditional high street which compliments the residential suburb. The earliest buildings are Ye Olde Jockey (HER 9966) and a row of 6 houses, built in 1825. The Brandling Arms was built by 1830 and the name Bulman Village was coined. At South Gosforth there was development around St. Nicholas Church (HER 9146) and Gosforth Colliery. By the late C19 Woodbine Road, West Avenue, Ivy Road, Hawthorn Road and Causey Street were in place. Housing was simple two storey brick or stone terraces with deep rear yards. There were large stone detached houses off Kenton Road. The street pattern was extended in the early C20. Furzefield Road, Meadowfield Road and Brackenfield Road were built on land poached from Ashburton RC Cemetery. Houses varied between richly decorated terraces and large semi-detached houses. The Graham Park Estate by architect William Hope of Hope and Maxwell Architects was developed by James Frazer as a series of imposing terraces (The Drive, Oaklands, Moor Place, Leslie Crescent) and large semi-detached villas (Graham Park Road, Elmfield Road south side, The Poplars). The Poplars is Queen Anne Revival style of 1906. Brookside in Moor Crescent is probably William Hope's best villa with a fine view over the Town Moor. Andrew Kerr Tasker completed the estate in Queen Anne Revival style. The Kenton Park Estate was begun in 1923. Adeline Gardens and Osbaldeston Gardens were created in 1932. Hedley House was built for Procter and Gamble around 1953. Graham Park Road flats were built in 1951/2.
SITEASS
Listed on English Heritage's Heritage At Risk Register 2009. No longer on Heritage At Risk Register.
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
SITEDESC
Designated in April 2002. Gosforth developed from Coxlodge Hall (HER 1868) and Bulman Village (HER 9800). The Conservation Area contains a housing stock of types and architectural styles (High Victorian, Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian) which are not represented in such quality anywhere else in the City. Gosforth High Street is a typical traditional high street which compliments the residential suburb. The earliest buildings are Ye Olde Jockey (HER 9966) and a row of 6 houses, built in 1825. The Brandling Arms was built by 1830 and the name Bulman Village was coined. At South Gosforth there was development around St. Nicholas Church (HER 9146) and Gosforth Colliery. By the late C19 Woodbine Road, West Avenue, Ivy Road, Hawthorn Road and Causey Street were in place. Housing was simple two storey brick or stone terraces with deep rear yards. There were large stone detached houses off Kenton Road. The street pattern was extended in the early C20. Furzefield Road, Meadowfield Road and Brackenfield Road were built on land poached from Ashburton RC Cemetery. Houses varied between richly decorated terraces and large semi-detached houses. The Graham Park Estate by architect William Hope of Hope and Maxwell Architects was developed by James Frazer as a series of imposing terraces (The Drive, Oaklands, Moor Place, Leslie Crescent) and large semi-detached villas (Graham Park Road, Elmfield Road south side, The Poplars). The Poplars is Queen Anne Revival style of 1906. Brookside in Moor Crescent is probably William Hope's best villa with a fine view over the Town Moor. Andrew Kerr Tasker completed the estate in Queen Anne Revival style. The Kenton Park Estate was begun in 1923. Adeline Gardens and Osbaldeston Gardens were created in 1932. Hedley House was built for Procter and Gamble around 1953. Graham Park Road flats were built in 1951/2.
Site Name
Gosforth Conservation Area
Site Type: Specific
Town Quarter
SITE_STAT
Conservation Area
HER Number
11433
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424990
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8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MAP2
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567070
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Place
Jesmond
Description
Stands at the junction of Towers Avenue and Jesmond Dene Road. Now a medical centre, Modern extensions do not sit well in their context. The low boundary wall has been replaced with a taller plain brick wall.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Stands at the junction of Towers Avenue and Jesmond Dene Road. Now a medical centre, Modern extensions do not sit well in their context. The low boundary wall has been replaced with a taller plain brick wall.
Site Name
Towers Avenue, Christian Science Church
Site Type: Specific
Christian Science Church
HER Number
11432
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, p 42
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
17
DAY2
15
District
Newcastle
Easting
425320
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8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567000
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Jesmond
Description
Foundation stone is dated 1928. Designed by well-known practice of Dunn, Hansom and Fenwicke. Basilican style in a warm colourered brick. Includes a presbytery.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Foundation stone is dated 1928. Designed by Roger Fenwicke of well-known practice of Dunn, Hansom and Fenwicke. Basilican style in a warm coloured brick. Includes a presbytery {1}. The Roman Catholic parish of the Holy Name at Jesmond was founded in 1901 in a house on Manor House Road, with one room serving as a chapel. In 1903 a temporary iron church opened on St. George's Terrace (site of Jesmond Pool). The permanent church opened in 1929. It seats 400. It cost £15,238 to build. The earlier iron church was sold and re-erected at Murton Colliery village in County Durham, where it survived for 34 years. The altar, pulpit and marble communion rails were removed in post-Vatican II reordering, by David Brown of Newcastle (elements of the altar were incorporated in the new forward altar, and parts of the pulpit in a new ambo). The church was consecrated on 27 September 1979. Further alterations at the west end were carried out by John Curtis of Napper Architects in the 1990s. The church contains some fittings of note, including painted panels in the sanctuary by Fr J. Coppejans and stained glass by Harry Clarke.
Site Name
North Jesmond Avenue, RC Church of Holy Name
Site Type: Specific
Roman Catholic Church
HER Number
11431
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, p 41; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 61; http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Hexham-Newcastle/Newcastle-upon-Tyne-The-Holy-Name
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
425470
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8
LANDUSE
Recreational Usage
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566900
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Shown on OS second (1898), third and fourth (1940) editions as cricket ground. OS fifth edition (1960) shows the site as tennis ground. It is still the Northumberland County Tennis Ground today. It has an interesting high stone wall as its boundary with the road. There are two pavilions of 1930s date. A highly-praised indoor court building was built in the 1990s. There is a landscaped mound between the indoor court and the houses on Bemersyde Drive.
Site Type: Broad
Sports Ground
SITEDESC
8 acre site opened as St. George's Cricket Club around 1890 on land owned by Charles Mitchell. His son, Charles William Mitchell was president of the cricket club. By the early 1920s lawn tennis was becoming very popular and a permanent home was being sought for Northumberland's inter-county matches. On May 29 1926 the former cricket ground became a new home for Northumberland Lawn Tennis Association. It cost £26,000 and was opened by King George VI. The ground consisted of 25 courts, mostly turf, some shale, a covered stand and dressing rooms. Local tennis clubs such as Brandling, Jesmond, Lindisfarne and Osborne leased courts. In the mid 1990s a partly sunken indoor centre was added. It is still the Northumberland County Tennis Ground today. It has an interesting high stone wall as its boundary with the road. There are two pavilions of 1930s date. A highly-praised indoor court building was built in the 1990s. There is a landscaped mound between the indoor court and the houses on Bemersyde Drive.
Site Name
North Jesmond Avenue, County Tennis Ground
Site Type: Specific
Cricket Ground
HER Number
11430
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, p 41; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 63
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
426010
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566480
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Terrace of four houses built down the slope of the west bank of the Dene. The middle two cottages were built first and adapted from earlier structures. The end two cottages were built c.1850. The terrace backs onto Moor Crook Letch, a tributary of the Ouse Burn. The terrace is stone built with a slate roof and bay windows at ground floor. The window detailing has been altered and rooflights have been added. There have been numerous additions to the rear. One cottage received a North East Civic Trust "House, Cottage and Garden" Award in 1991 for well designed and sympathetic improvements and restoration works.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Terrace of four houses built down the slope of the west bank of the Dene. The middle two cottages were built first and adapted from earlier structures. The end two cottages were built c.1850. The terrace backs onto Moor Crook Letch, a tributary of the Ouse Burn. The terrace is stone built with a slate roof and bay windows at ground floor. The window detailing has been altered and rooflights have been added. There have been numerous additions to the rear. One cottage received a North East Civic Trust "House, Cottage and Garden" Award in 1991 for well designed and sympathetic improvements and restoration works.
Site Name
Jesmond Dene Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
11429
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, pp 24-25
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
425350
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567530
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Jesmond
Description
Crag Hall was built circa 1788 as a short row of miners cottages on the bank of the Crag Hall Burn. It was converted to a single dwelling in 1814. In 1970 the building was threatened with demolition, then was converted to offices, later Local Government Offices. In 1981 it was converted into a residential care home. A number of extensions have been added to the rear and east end of the building. Crag Hall is stone built with a slate roof. The original window pattern has been retained to a large extent, with sashes at first floor and multi-paned heavier sashes at ground floor. A glazed porch extension has been added to the front of the building. The building is screened from the road by a tall sandstone wall with simple gate piers.
Site Type: Broad
Industrial House
SITEDESC
Crag Hall was built circa 1788 as a short row of miners cottages on the bank of the Crag Hall Burn. It was converted to a single dwelling in 1814. In 1970 the building was threatened with demolition, then was converted to offices, later Local Government Offices. In 1981 it was converted into a residential care home. A number of extensions have been added to the rear and east end of the building. Crag Hall is stone built with a slate roof. The original window pattern has been retained to a large extent, with sashes at first floor and multi-paned heavier sashes at ground floor. A glazed porch extension has been added to the front of the building. The building is screened from the road by a tall sandstone wall with simple gate piers.
Site Name
Crag Hall
Site Type: Specific
Workers Cottage
HER Number
11428
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, p 19-20; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 54
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
425390
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567580
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gosforth
Description
A series of Tyneside-style flats (ground floor and first floor) which look like houses from the street. Has two storey, curved bay windows, some with stained glass typical of the 1930s. The rear of the terrace is remarkably unaltered with a series of two-storey off-shots.
Site Type: Broad
Flats
SITEDESC
A series of Tyneside-style flats (ground floor and first floor) which look like houses from the street. Has two storey, curved bay windows, some with stained glass typical of the 1930s. The rear of the terrace is remarkably unaltered with a series of two-storey off-shots.
Site Name
Craghall Dene
Site Type: Specific
Flats
HER Number
11427
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, p 19
YEAR1
2008