English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
07
DAY2
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
423400
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The High Elswick came near to closure in 1920 but magistrates agreed to renew its licence with a caution as to 'the licensee allowing women to gather together and remains on the premises'. Fell under the Cromwell St Compulsary Purchase Order in 1970. Closed 1972.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The High Elswick came near to closure in 1920 but magistrates agreed to renew its licence with a caution as to 'the licensee allowing women to gather together and remains on the premises'. Fell under the Cromwell St Compulsary Purchase Order in 1970. Closed 1972.
Site Name
Cromwell Street, High Elswick Inn
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10390
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
07
DAY2
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
423680
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564090
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Rebuilt in 1910. Alterations in 1961 when one room became a betting shop. In 1983 it became the Blue Man and in 1996 was converted into a hostel.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Rebuilt in 1910. Alterations in 1961 when one room became a betting shop. In 1983 it became the Blue Man and in 1996 was converted into a hostel.
Site Name
Elswick Road, Adrian's Head (Adrianople) PH
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10389
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
DAY2
26
District
Newcastle
Easting
423890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition as Westgate Hill Grange. Two substantial townhouses of the 1820s facing south. The Westgate Road frontage was not designed to be the principal façade. They are now a single building. No. 273 is older than 275. It is two storeys high. The plain brick façade has three bays with the door at the west, under a pilastered doorcase with a brocken pediment. A flight of six sandstone steps rises from the garden. There is a stone semi-basement. There is a flat sandstone sill band at ground floor level and a plain string course above the ground floor windows. The windows have splayed sandstone lintels. The second floor windows have shallow stone sills. The roof is slate. A modern dormer attic has been added. The rear (Westgate Road) façade is quite plain. There are no string courses. The windows have flat brick arches. Inside No. 273 there is a stone-flagged kitchen in the basement at the front of the house, with a service room at the rear. A brick-floored passage runs to another area at the back of the house. The brick arch for this area is visible at the east end of the north wall. A patch of recent brickwork just above ground level marks the position of the lintel of a basement window. There were originally two rooms on each floor. The chimney is in the centre of the house. There is a dog-leg staircase in the west bay at the back of the house. This has an open string with moulded tread ends and a mahogany hand rail on slender newels and square balusters. The east wall of the former passage has been removed but a six-light arched window remains above the door. The glass is now painted dark green. No. 275 is similar to No. 273, however a clear straight joint can be seen on the front and rear of the building, showing that the larger four bay building is a later addition. There is a central chimney stack near the east end of No. 275. The chimney breast is still visible in the ground and first floor rooms at the south side and two corbels can be seen in the basement, supporting the hearth. Few original features survive in No. 275. A modern partition divides a principal reception room that has a decorative plaster cornice. In the north wall there are two arched recesses, one housing a door from the rear room, the other is blind. This was probably a sideboard alcove. The fireplaces are blocked up. The roof truss in both houses has a light collar and through purlins. The two houses have been connected through an inserted opening in the party wall. The bottom of the stair has been turned and a back door inserted with four semi-circular sandstone steps. Around 1883 Nos. 273 and 275 were owned by shipowner Mr Bowser. He knocked through the two houses to create one property. He moved out soon after a 'woodshed' was built next door which ruined his views and shaded his garden.
SITEASS
MGA 2013- Buildings are in disrepair and are at risk of further damage or arson.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition as Westgate Hill Grange. Two substantial townhouses of the 1820s facing south. The Westgate Road frontage was not designed to be the principal façade. They are now a single building. No. 273 is older than 275. It is two storeys high. The plain brick façade has three bays with the door at the west, under a pilastered doorcase with a broken pediment. A flight of six sandstone steps rises from the garden. There is a stone semi-basement. There is a flat sandstone sill band at ground floor level and a plain string course above the ground floor windows. The windows have splayed sandstone lintels. The second floor windows have shallow stone sills. The roof is slate. A modern dormer attic has been added. The rear (Westgate Road) façade is quite plain. There are no string courses. The windows have flat brick arches. Inside No. 273 there is a stone-flagged kitchen in the basement at the front of the house, with a service room at the rear. A brick-floored passage runs to another area at the back of the house. The brick arch for this area is visible at the east end of the north wall. A patch of recent brickwork just above ground level marks the position of the lintel of a basement window. There were originally two rooms on each floor. The chimney is in the centre of the house. There is a dog-leg staircase in the west bay at the back of the house. This has an open string with moulded tread ends and a mahogany hand rail on slender newels and square balusters. The east wall of the former passage has been removed but a six-light arched window remains above the door. The glass is now painted dark green. No. 275 is similar to No. 273, however a clear straight joint can be seen on the front and rear of the building, showing that the larger four bay building is a later addition. There is a central chimney stack near the east end of No. 275. The chimney breast is still visible in the ground and first floor rooms at the south side and two corbels can be seen in the basement, supporting the hearth. Few original features survive in No. 275. A modern partition divides a principal reception room that has a decorative plaster cornice. In the north wall there are two arched recesses, one housing a door from the rear room, the other is blind. This was probably a sideboard alcove. The fireplaces are blocked up. The roof truss in both houses has a light collar and through purlins. The two houses have been connected through an inserted opening in the party wall. The bottom of the stair has been turned and a back door inserted with four semi-circular sandstone steps. Around 1883 Nos. 273 and 275 were owned by shipowner Mr Bowser. He knocked through the two houses to create one property. He moved out soon after a 'woodshed' was built next door which ruined his views and shaded his garden. Stephen Easten Ltd took over the building as their offices and substantially altered the interior.
Site Name
273 and 275 Westgate Road
Site Type: Specific
Town House
HER Number
10388
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Archaeological Services University of Durham, 2005, 273-281 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, archaeological desk-based assessment and building recording; letter from The Summerhill Society, 18 November 2013; Mike Griffiths and Associates, 2013, Condition Survey and Assessment
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2015
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
9112
DAY1
10
DAY2
31
District
Newcastle
Easting
423900
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564130
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition as Westgate Hill House {1}. The building was put forward for listing in 2007 but was not added to the list because the town house has been extended and has undergone significant internal modification. As a late Georgian building with some original features, it is of local interest, and has value as part of the late Georgian and Victorian residential suburb which is a Conservation Area. Circa 1820. The house is constructed in English garden wall bond with a hipped roof of slate and two ridge chimney stacks. Elevations are plain with wedge lintels, stone cills and eaves cornices. The south facing garden elevation has three storeys with basement and three original bays. A three-storey extension of red brick was added to the east side of the house in the mid C20. The central ground floor window has been modified to create a C20 fire door and a fire escape with metal balconies is attached to the wall. The original main entrance to the house is now blocked by the new extension. The probable original door surround has been moved onto the north elevation. The window frames are modern. The house has been converted into a hotel and hostel which has caused significant alterations. There is some original wood (shutters, six-panelled doors, surrounds and reveals) and plasterwork cornices. The best features are the original open string staircase with decorated brackets and the first floor landing with the entrance to the principal room (now blocked) defined by a plaster entablature carried by plaster Doric columns. No original fireplaces survive. In 1879 the occupant was Edward Bilton, 1886 William Andrew I'Anson a surgeon. Although I'Anson died in 1881 the name in linked with the house into the 1920s.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition as Westgate Hill House {1}. The building was put forward for listing in 2007 but was not added to the list because the town house has been extended and has undergone significant internal modification. As a late Georgian building with some original features, it is of local interest, and has value as part of the late Georgian and Victorian residential suburb which is a Conservation Area. Circa 1820. The house is constructed in English garden wall bond with a hipped roof of slate and two ridge chimney stacks. Elevations are plain with wedge lintels, stone cills and eaves cornices. The south facing garden elevation has three storeys with basement and three original bays. A three-storey extension of red brick was added to the east side of the house in the mid C20. The central ground floor window has been modified to create a C20 fire door and a fire escape with metal balconies is attached to the wall. The original main entrance to the house is now blocked by the new extension. The probable original door surround has been moved onto the north elevation. The window frames are modern. The house has been converted into a hotel and hostel which has caused significant alterations. There is some original wood (shutters, six-panelled doors, surrounds and reveals) and plasterwork cornices. The best features are the original open string staircase with decorated brackets and the first floor landing with the entrance to the principal room (now blocked) defined by a plaster entablature carried by plaster Doric columns. No original fireplaces survive. In 1879 the occupant was Edward Bilton, 1886 William Andrew I'Anson a surgeon. Although I'Anson died in 1881 the name in linked with the house into the 1920s.
Site Name
271 Westgate Road
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
10387
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; English Heritage (Listing) Advice Report, 21 Jan 2010; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, 269-271 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - Historic Buildings Recording; Tyne and Wear Museums Archaeology, 2011, 269 and 271 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - archaeological assessment
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Health and Welfare
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
423960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564120
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Childrens Home
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Ravensworth Terrace, Diocesan Home for Girls
Site Type: Specific
Childrens Home
HER Number
10386
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
DAY2
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
423530
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563940
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In the 1870s the Dodds Arms had ' a large bar, news room, parlour, two kitchens, two cellars, a long room upstairs, back bedroom and two attics'. It was aquired by Newcastle Breweries 1892 and was rebuilt by the company in 1932. Closed in 1993 when its licence was transferred to the Groat House in the city centre.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In the 1870s the Dodds Arms had ' a large bar, news room, parlour, two kitchens, two cellars, a long room upstairs, back bedroom and two attics'. It was acquired by Newcastle Breweries 1892 and was rebuilt by the company in 1932. Closed in 1993 when its licence was transferred to the Groat House in the city centre.
Site Name
Elswick Road, Dodds Arms Hotel Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10385
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
DAY2
18
District
Newcastle
Easting
424100
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Also known as the 'Halfway House' closed in 1972. The frequent use of William IVs name for licensed premises was due to his claim to be remembered as the monarch that lowered the tax on beer. In 1998 the building was in use as a shop- remodelled internally, the stonework of the old pub's door surrounds and the leaded lights above the central entrance clearly indicate the exterior of a familiar style of corner pub of the third quarter of the 19th century.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Also known as the 'Halfway House' closed in 1972. The frequent use of William IVs name for licensed premises was due to his claim to be remembered as the monarch that lowered the tax on beer. In 1998 the building was in use as a shop- remodelled internally, the stonework of the old pub's door surrounds and the leaded lights above the central entrance clearly indicate the exterior of a familiar style of corner pub of the third quarter of the 19th century.
Site Name
Westgate Road, William IV Inn
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10384
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
424100
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564080
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first and second editions. George Wilkinson set up this brewery. He died in the mid 1860s. William Laws took on this brewery in the late 1860s until 1870 when his lease expired. John Wilkinson took it over, later joined by his son Edward. Wilkinson & Co. brewed their own Royal Ales and were agents and bottlers for other breweries outside the area. By 1883 they had moved to the Pine Street Brewery. Duncan & Daglish acquired the brewery from Wilkinson & Co. around 1900. The premises also included stores and lock-up shops. In 1907 Bass acquired a shareholding in Duncan & Daglish.
Site Name
Westgate Hill Brewery, Westgate Road
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
HER Number
10383
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1850 to the present day, p 32, 39, 61
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
5170
DAY1
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
424140
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563900
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. William Laws was brewer here from 1870 to 1879 when Dinsdale Outbridge & George Archibald took over. The Blandford Brewery was four storeyed, with storage on the ground floor, offices and tun rooms on the first floor, cooling rooms on the third floor and boilers and malt crushers on the fourth floor. They also had wine merchants premises nearby. The partnership came to an end in 1894 and the brewery sold in 1895. In 1897 Dover & Newsome Baxter Ltd took over the brewery. In 1901 Archibald Arrol & Co. took control of the firm. They disposed of Dover & Newsome Baxter in 1909.
Site Name
Blandford Brewery, Blandford Street
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
HER Number
10382
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1850 to the present day, p 30, 39, 47-48
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
DAY2
25
District
Newcastle
Easting
424190
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564030
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The Lord Palmerston formerly the Palmerston closed in 1922 when magistrates refused to renew its licence after considering the number and condition of licensed houses in the Westgate Road area.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The Lord Palmerston formerly the Palmerston closed in 1922 when magistrates refused to renew its licence after considering the number and condition of licensed houses in the Westgate Road area. Several other pubs and beerhouses also closed at the same time.
Site Name
Blandford Street, Palmerston Inn (Lord Palmerston)
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10381
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2016