English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
426220
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sandyford
Description
First half of C19. Demolished c.1901. The residence of, among others, Robert Clayton and later C.H. Young.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
First half of C19. Demolished c.1901. The residence of, among others, Robert Clayton and later C.H. Young.
Site Name
Goldspink Hall
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
8644
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 32
YEAR1
2006
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
425720
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565270
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Sandyford
Description
First half of C19. Demolished c.1895. The seat of the Naters family. It lay behind their large brewery (HER 4141) on Sandyford Road.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
First half of C19. Demolished c.1895. The seat of the Naters family. It lay behind their large brewery (HER 4141) on Sandyford Road.
Site Name
Sandyford House
Site Type: Specific
Managers House
HER Number
8643
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 32
YEAR1
2006
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
David Cockcroft
CONDITION
Destroyed
DAY1
08
DAY2
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
421580
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Benwell
Description
The Benwell Grange estate was established on half of Swans Well Field purchased from the neighbouring Benwell House estate in 1858. The estate was bought by Benjamin Carr Lawton, a civil engineer and partner in the firm of Rush & Lawton, who built Tynemouth Pier (HER2065). The mansion house was likely built prior to 1865 and the estate further expanded when the remainder of Swans Well Field was purchased in 1870.
The mansion house is shown on a picture from the West Newcastle Picture History Collection and supplied to the HER by I. Farrier. Benwell Grange was constructed in sandstone ashlar with a slate roof set within a small garden and surrounded by trees. There appears to be a lodge at the entrance on Benwell Lane shown in the background.
The 1871 Census shows that Benwell Grange was occupied by George Angus (a leather merchant) who lived on the estate with his family until 1877. From 1878 to 1897, Ralph Brown, a director of Lambton & Co, Bankers of Grey Street, resided at the Grange along with two family members: Edward S Bilton, aged 3, and Claude TB Bilton, aged 2, as recorded in the 1891. From 1897, the estate was owned by John Ewen McPerson who lived there along with his family until 1912. Farrier proposes that McPherson retained ownership of c.13 acres of open fields of the combined Benwell Grange estate and only sold the house and 2 acres of surrounding land in 1917 for the Joseph & Jane Cowen Training School for Maimed Soldiers & Sailors.
In 1920, the Training School and its grounds were purchased by the Trustees of The Royal Victoria School for the Blind and converted into a hostel for blind girls. The hostel and a technical school, built in 1935, operated until 1954. The property and land was sold to John Colman of W.J. Colman & Sons, poulterers of the Grainger Market, in 1955. They retained the property until 1965 when it was sold by Wm. Leech (Builders) Ltd for development. The mansion house was demolished in 1968. The estate lodge remained intact and occupied until 1971 when the land was taken over by The North British Housing Association. The housing associated demolished the Lodge and the Technical School and the built the flats which currently occupy the site. At present, the only original features which were associated with the estate are the stone boundary walls and the mature trees.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
The Benwell Grange estate was established on half of Swans Well Field purchased from the neighbouring Benwell House estate in 1858. The estate was bought by Benjamin Carr Lawton, a civil engineer and partner in the firm of Rush & Lawton, who built Tynemouth Pier (HER2065). The mansion house was likely built prior to 1865 and the estate further expanded when the remainder of Swans Well Field was purchased in 1870.
Site Name
Benwell Grange
Site Type: Specific
Country House
HER Number
8642
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 11
Notes from I. Farrier - West Newcastle Picture History Collection
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2023
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
08
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
421067
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564414
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benwell
Description
Mansion built late 17th century/early 18th century near the south entrance to Benweel Tower. Rebuilt c. 1838. The first known occupant is Stephen Sparke, a mariner, followed by Ralph Sopwith in 1734. Other owners include George Cuthbert (1755-1809), Joseph Straker (c.1858-1867), A.S. Carr and Ralph Cromwell Gregg (1884-1919). In November 1908 Captain Gregg submitted a planning application to convert the house into two separate properties - the titles Benwell Old House and Benwell Old House West are used thereafter. In 1919 the estate was sold to Mrs Mary Ann Thirlwell for £2500. Mrs Thirlwall was the last private owner of the estate and when she died, in 1942, the house was rented by the City Health Deartment and used as a nursery until 1946. Demolished c. 1955. The Lodge was demolished in June 1965 while the old coach house survived until 1972. May have originally been called Benwell House (HER1862) which changed to Old Benwell House to differentiate it from Benwell House built in the early 1820s on the other side of Benwell Lane. The outline of both the house and coach house were still visible in 2012 as a regularly shaped raised area of grass.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Mansion built late 17th century/early 18th century near the south entrance to Benwell Tower. Rebuilt c. 1838. The first known occupant is Stephen Sparke, a mariner, followed by Ralph Sopwith in 1734. Other owners include George Cuthbert (1755-1809), Alexander Kelty bought the propety in 1811 possibly allowing Mrs Cuthbert to stay as tenant until her death in 1836 when the tenancy passed to her nieces. In Mackenzie’s’ History of Northumberland, Vol. 2, p405 it is stated that in 1825 “the house is in a sad state of dilapidation”. On 6 July 1838 the land and house were sold to Miss Jane Cuthbert and, at some time thereafter, the property was refurbished and extended. Joseph Straker bought the house in 1857 for £100 around this time Straker managed to extend the estate by obtaining adjacent land. The property was sold from the Strakers to the Carrs c.1874 for £3100 and then to Cpt Ralph Cromwell Gregg (1884-1919). In November 1908 Captain Gregg submitted a planning application to convert the house into two separate properties - the titles Benwell Old House and Benwell Old House West are used thereafter. In 1919 the estate was sold to Mrs Mary Ann Thirlwell for £2500. Mrs Thirlwall was the last private owner of the estate and when she died, in 1942, the house was rented by the City Health Deartment and used as a nursery until 1946. Demolished c. 1955. The Lodge was demolished in June 1965 while the old coach house survived until 1972. May have originally been called Benwell House (HER1862) which changed to Old Benwell House to differentiate it from Benwell House built in the early 1820s on the other side of Benwell Lane. The outline of both the house and coach house were still visible in 2012 as a regularly shaped raised area of grass.
Site Name
Benwell Old House, Benwell Lane
Site Type: Specific
Country House
HER Number
8641
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p31; Pers Comm I Farrier, 2016
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2021
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
08
DAY2
14
District
Newcastle
Easting
420900
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564500
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benwell
Description
Built 1820, served also as a Mission Hall, Sunday School, home for a caretaker and a contact point for the local doctor. Stone building with pantile roof. Plaque above door read ST. JOHN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL 1820. From 1870 the building was used as a Board School, pupils were transferred to the new Delaval Road Board School in 1891. Mr James Hilton of Ponteland purchased the property for £270 when the Blackett Ord Estate was auctioned in October 1926. It was then sold to the Vicar of Benwell Rev C F Knyvet for £280. By 1929 the building was dilapidated and too small to use for the increased activities of the Mission so a small hut was added to the rear. Following the collapse of the roof in February 1941 and the transfer of activities to Benwell Tower, the old Mission was demolished in 1943. A new building was constructed in 1950 and extended in 1961 and 1986. The Mission remains open under The Church of St John the Baptist.
Site Type: Broad
Mission Hall
SITEDESC
Built 1820, served also as a Mission Hall, Sunday School, home for a caretaker and a contact point for the local doctor. Stone building with pantile roof. Plaque above door read ST. JOHN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL 1820. From 1870 the building was used as a Board School, pupils were transferred to the new Delaval Road Board School in 1891. Mr James Hilton of Ponteland purchased the property for £270 when the Blackett Ord Estate was auctioned in October 1926. It was then sold to the Vicar of Benwell Rev. C F Knyvet for £280. By 1929 the building was dilapidated and too small to use for the increased activities of the Mission so a small hut was added to the rear. Following the collapse of the roof in February 1941 and the transfer of activities to Benwell Tower, the old Mission was demolished in 1943. A new building was constructed in 1950 and extended in 1961 and 1986. The Mission remains open under The Church of St John the Baptist.
Site Name
Benwell Lane, mission house
Site Type: Specific
Mission Hall
HER Number
8640
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p31; Pers Comm I Farrier, 2015; St John's Mission Minute Book no6; St James Vestry Minute Book 1832-1969
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
Crossref
6302, 9236
DAY1
08
DAY2
23
District
Newcastle
Easting
423210
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564410
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Elswick
Description
The residence of a Mrs Laidler in the early C19, mentioned by McKenzie in 1829. Gloucester House is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map of 1864 on the north side of Westgate Road, between Elswick Cote to the west and Prospect Lodge to the east. The house was set in the centre of its grounds with a carriage drive to the front, and a number of small buildings to the rear. By the late 19th century it was surrounded by the terraced streets of Arthur's Hill, and shortly afterwards the house was demolished and the site used for a school.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
The residence of a Mrs Laidler in the early C19, mentioned by McKenzie in 1829. Gloucester House (additional HER 6302) is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map of 1864 on the north side of Westgate Road, between Elswick Cote to the west and Prospect Lodge to the east. The house was set in the centre of its grounds with a carriage drive to the front, and a number of small buildings to the rear. By the late 19th century it was surrounded by the terraced streets of Arthur's Hill, and shortly afterwards the house was demolished and the site used for a school (HER 9236).
Site Name
Gloucester Lodge / House
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
8639
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p31
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2022
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
08
DAY2
09
District
Newcastle
Easting
422300
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564500
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benwell
Description
Land purchased in 1811 by Anthony Clapham, soap manufacturer for £3069. This included three fields Turnpike Field, Sunderland Field and Glebe Field. Benwell Grove, designed by Dobson in 1816, in the present area of Normount Gardens and Benwell Grove Road. Sold 31st March 1834 to the barrister H.C. Cooke who lived their with his family until his death in July 1870. Two of the children (Henry Cooke and Eliza Cooke) continued living at the house until its demolition in 1899. The estate was sold to Messrs Thomas Hills Forsyth and James Forsyth for £17,700. It was the Forsyths that formed a plan to develop the area for housing. Some of these houses have been demolished but the majority of the terraced streets remain.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Land purchased in 1811 by Anthony Clapham, soap manufacturer for £3069. This included three fields Turnpike Field, Sunderland Field and Glebe Field. Benwell Grove, designed by Dobson in 1816, in the present area of Normount Gardens and Benwell Grove Road. Sold 31st March 1834 to the barrister H.C. Cooke who lived their with his family until his death in July 1870. Two of the children (Henry Cooke and Eliza Cooke) continued living at the house until its demolition in 1899. (T. Faulkner and P. Lowery suggest that it was occupied by Captain Edward Lloyd prior to demolition c. 1914.) The estate was sold to Messrs Thomas Hills Forsyth and James Forsyth for £17,700. It was the Forsyths that formed a plan to develop the area for housing. Some of these houses have been demolished but the majority of the terraced streets remain.
Site Name
Benwell Grove
Site Type: Specific
Town House
HER Number
8638
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p31; Pers Comm. I Farrier, 2016
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2016
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
David Cockcroft
CONDITION
Destroyed
DAY1
08
DAY2
28
District
Newcastle
Easting
421600
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
8
MONTH2
6
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563400
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Benwell
Description
Paradise House is first depicted on the 1780 Benwell Estate map and the 1811 Benwell Sale map. A surviving photograph in the West Newcastle Picture History Collection shows a substantial late 18th century two storey brick-built building, south of the hamlet of Paradise, on the bank of the Tyne. Paradise House is described in Eanas Mackenzie's 1825 History of Northuumberland as having "a fine view of the windings of the Tyne, and has a good garden in front which reaches the margins of the water" and in Elizabeth Spence Watson's (born 1838) autobiography as "a pretty house close to the river, the entrance to the garden being through a gate of whale’s jaws - now a rare site but common enough when whalers voyaged to the far northern seas for whales". The Royal Engineers conducting survey work for the first Ordnance Survey map in the late 1850s, described Paradise House as "a large house with outoffices and pleasure grounds (gardens) and a color manufactury (paint factory) attached". Paradise House was demolished in the 1950s.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Paradise House is first depicted on the 1780 Benwell Estate map and the 1811 Benwell Sale map. A surviving photograph in the West Newcastle Picture History Collection shows a substantial late 18th century two storey brick-built building, south of the hamlet of Paradise, on the bank of the Tyne. Paradise House is described in Eanas Mackenzie's 1825 History of Northuumberland as having "a fine view of the windings of the Tyne, and has a good garden in front which reaches the margins of the water" and in Elizabeth Spence Watson's (born 1838) autobiography as "a pretty house close to the river, the entrance to the garden being through a gate of whale’s jaws - now a rare site but common enough when whalers voyaged to the far northern seas for whales". The Royal Engineers conducting survey work for the first Ordnance Survey map in the late 1850s, described Paradise House as "a large house with outoffices and pleasure grounds (gardens) and a color manufactury (paint factory) attached". Paradise House was demolished in the 1950s.
Site Name
Paradise House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
8637
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p31
Notes by I Farrier 2023, West Newcastle Picture History Collection
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2023
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
955, 11864
DAY1
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436350
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561370
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Edwardian 1902 to 1910
Place
East Boldon
Description
Two storey red brick terrace. Edwardian in date. Nos. 11 to 19 have square ground floor bays in sandstone with slate roofs. They extend across to create small porches held on moulded timber brackets. Nos. 1 to 10 have bolder sandstone bays with parapets and no porches. Nearly all boundary walls, gate piers and chimneys are still in place. Original barley-sugar railings survive next to most front steps. Some windows and doors have been replaced in timber and uPVC. No. 13 retains its original front door. To the rear, several cast iron 'bumpers' or 'glinters' can be found. At the west end of the terrace is an alleyway leading to Front Street marked by an old timber post.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Two storey red brick terrace. Edwardian in date. Nos. 11 to 19 have square ground floor bays in sandstone with slate roofs. They extend across to create small porches held on moulded timber brackets. Nos. 1 to 10 have bolder sandstone bays with parapets and no porches. Nearly all boundary walls, gate piers and chimneys are still in place. Original barley-sugar railings survive next to most front steps. Some windows and doors have been replaced in timber and uPVC. No. 13 retains its original front door. To the rear, several cast iron 'bumpers' or 'glinters' can be found. At the west end of the terrace is an alleyway leading to Front Street marked by an old timber post.
Site Name
1 to 19 North Road
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
HER Number
8636
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, February 2006, East Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal; East Boldon School Centenary 1885-1985; M. Linge, The Story of Boldon; A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community; N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham; W. Wilson, 1935, A Short History of Boldon
YEAR1
2009
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
425000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
8
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
House c. 1850 by Dobson for coal owner James Morrison. Demolished.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
House c. 1850 by Dobson for coal owner James Morrison. Demolished.
Site Name
Ellison Place, Gresham Place
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
8635
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p31
YEAR1
2006