Northumberland County Council
Listed building outline
| Reference | Name | Listed building | Geometry | Description | Notes | Organisation | Uprns | Entry date | Start date | End date |
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| 1438957 | Keenley And Broadside War Memorial | 1438835 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.305137 54.901637,-2.305047 54.901670,-2.305035 54.901687,-2.305210 54.901723,-2.305220 54.901681,-2.305212 54.901662,-2.305168 54.901638,-2.305137 54.901637))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, 1921. Reasons for Designation Keenley and Broadside War Memorial, which stands opposite Burn Tongues Farm, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the First World War; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross incorporating a carving of a sheathed sword, symbolising the end of conflict; * Degree of survival: unusually, the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Keenley as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 28 May 1921 by Colonel Clifton Brown MP, commemorating 22 local servicemen who fought in the First World War of whom six died. The site for the memorial was donated by Mr Henderson Philipson whilst the cost of the memorial, by Beattie and Co of Carlisle, was met by public subscription and local fundraising. The railings were provided by Messrs Newman and erected by Mr Edward Milburn of Catton. The firm of masons, Messrs Beattie and Co, were responsible for many war memorials in the N of England and in Scotland, some of which are Grade II-listed including those at Corbridge, Newbrough, and Birtley. Details The memorial stands in an enclosure to the S of the roadside, opposite Burn Tongues Farm (not listed). The semi-circular enclosure is marked to the front by a coursed stone wall with piers, railings, and a gate. The memorial is approached from the road by a rake of steps. Built of stone from local quarries at Kiln Green, the memorial comprises a small cross rising from a moulded collar on a tapering shaft, square on plan. The shaft stands on the corniced top of a pedestal, that stands on a two-stage base. That stands on a stone step. A wreath encircling a sheathed sword is carved in low relief on the front face of the upper stage of the base. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads TO/THE MEMORY OF THE YOUNG MEN/ OF KEENLEY AND BROADSIDE/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919, OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING/ SIX MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE./ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. The names of those who served and returned are listed on the sides of the pedestal. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 22/08/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7808 Other Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 30 May 1921, p8 | 2016-10-18 | 2016-10-18 | ||||
| 1439634 | Broomhaugh And Riding Mill War Memorial | 1439634 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.972808 54.945982,-1.972821 54.945984,-1.972827 54.945976,-1.972813 54.945973,-1.972808 54.945982))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Broomhaugh and Riding Mill War Memorial, which stands in the cemetery, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross in the Celtic style decorated with well-carved interlace ornament. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Riding Mill as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 24 May 1921 by Lady Scott, and dedicated by Reverend Canon Richmond. It commemorates 14 local servicemen who died in the First World War. By Messrs William Dixon and Son architects and surveyors of Newcastle, the memorial cost #500 which was raised by public subscription. Following the Second World War the names of seven men who died in that conflict were added. The memorial stood at a nearby road junction c180m to the north-east but was moved into the cemetery, where it was re-dedicated on 13 September 1970 by Reverend Bernard Gatman. Details The war memorial stands to the southern side of the cemetery. It takes the form of a wheel-head cross c4.5m tall in sandstone from the Windy Nook quarries. The front face of the cross head is decorated with interlace patterns carved in relief. The foot of the cross shaft rises from a tapering pedestal, which stands on a two-stepped base. There is a short and curving low coped brick wall to the rear. The principal dedicatory inscription, recorded on a bronze plaque fixed to the front face of the pedestal, reads 1914-1918/ REMEMBER WITH HONOUR/ THOSE WHO BY THEIR DEATH/ HAVE ENNOBLED THIS VILLAGE./ (NAMES). A rectangular bronze plaque fixed to the riser of the top step records the Second World War dedication. Both plaques are ornamented with interlace decoration included in the castings. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8428 | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-05 | ||||
| 1439652 | Ovingham War Memorial | 1439652 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.868415 54.967790,-1.868418 54.967802,-1.868432 54.967802,-1.868433 54.967790,-1.868415 54.967790))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Ovingham War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an imposing and well-proportioned memorial cross; * Group value: with the Church of St Mary (Grade I), a number of listed churchyard monuments, and the Grade II-listed village cross. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Ovingham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 2 April by Colonel Riddell DSO CMG and dedicated by the vicar. It commemorates 18 local servicemen who died in the First World War . The memorial cost #200, raised by public subscription. Designed by Hicks and Charlwood, it was made by Beall of Newcastle. Although the Faculty included permission for a dedication, which was to read `Remember the love of them who came not home from the war?, this was not inscribed. Following the Second World War a further eight names of men who died in that conflict were added. Details The memorial stands in the south-east corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I). It takes the form of a tall plain Latin cross in sandstone, rising from an octagonal pedestal. The pedestal stands on a three-stepped base. The foot of the cross shaft is inscribed 1914/ 1918 whilst the commemorated First World War names are carved into the front three faces of the pedestal. At the foot of the centre-front face the dates 1939/ 1945 are recorded, with the Second World War names cut to either side. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8333 | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | ||||
| 1439671 | Norham War Memorial | 1439671 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.162918 55.719841,-2.162945 55.719891,-2.163039 55.719877,-2.163011 55.719826,-2.162918 55.719841))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1919, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Norham War Memorial, which stands on the green at the northern end of Pedwell Way, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a richly ornamented cross in the early medieval style; * Group value: with a number of Grade II-listed buildings. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Norham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial, thought to be only the second to have been raised in the Borders, was dedicated by Reverend J Crawford and Canon Robeson on 28 May 1919. The whole village turned out for the ecumenical service. Funded through public subscriptions, the cross was designed and made by Messrs John S Rhind of Edinburgh. It commemorates 23 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War a further 12 names of men who died in that conflict were added. Details The memorial stands on a small triangular green at the north end of Pedwell Way, in close proximity to surrounding buildings listed at Grade II. The c5m tall sandstone cross is decorated with interlace patterns carved in relief to the upper parts of the front face. Below these the lower part of the cross shaft carries the principal dedicatory inscription, with letters cut in relief, reading ERECTED IN MEMORY/ OF OFFICERS, NCOS AND/ MEN OF NORHAM WHO/ FELL IN THE WAR OF/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 ? 1945/ (NAMES). The final name is cut into the riser of the cross?s moulded foot, with below LEST WE FORGET. The cross stands on a low base inscribed THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. The base stands on a low square step. The memorial is enclosed by nine low stone pyramidal pillars, each square on plan, supporting pairs of metal bars. Paving slabs to the front of the memorial lead from the grass to the cross. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8087 Other Norham War Memorial Dedicated, The Berwickshire News and General Advertiser, 3 June 1919, p5. | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | ||||
| 1439711 | Rennington War Memorial | 1439711 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.664945 55.460040,-1.664937 55.460043,-1.664939 55.460050,-1.664957 55.460048,-1.664953 55.460041,-1.664945 55.460040))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1921. Reasons for Designation Rennington War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of All Saints? Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War; * Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant war memorial cross in a local stone type; * Degree of survival: unusually the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Rennington as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 10 April 1921 by Dr G Scott Jackson CBE DSO and dedicated by Canon Mangin. It commemorates nine local servicemen who died in the First World War. The memorial was made by Messrs T Watson of Alnwick and funded by the local residents. Originally it stood at a roadside location but in c1957 it was moved c150m to the south-east to stand in the churchyard. In 2014 it was refurbished by local stone mason Bart Endean to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War. The firm of Messrs Watson, monumental masons of Alnwick, was also responsible for war memorial crosses at Eglingham (Grade II) and South Charlton, and the war memorial tablets at Newton on the Moor and Ingram. Details The c3m tall memorial stands in the churchyard of All Saints? Church (not listed), to the north-west of the church tower. It takes the form of a wheel-head cross in sandstone from Denwick Quarry. The cross shaft rises from a tapering pedestal, which stands on a two-stage base. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. The commemorated names are listed on the front face of the upper stage of the base, below which on the lower stage is recorded THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE/ INHABITANTS OF RENNINGTON AND DISTRICT. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 20/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8493 Other Rennington Parish Council Newsletter, Spring 2014 | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | ||||
| 1439785 | Shotley Low Quarter War Memorial | 1439785 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.903005 54.867332,-1.903000 54.867339,-1.903014 54.867338,-1.903012 54.867333,-1.903005 54.867332))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1922, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Shotley Low Quarter War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St John?s Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross decorated with intricate carved interlace patterns in the Celtic style; * Group value: with the Church of St John (Grade II-listed). History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Snods Edge for the parish of Shotley Low Quarter, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial, by W Ayton and Sons, was unveiled on 15 April 1922 by Dr Clifton Browne MP and dedicated by Dr Wild, Bishop of Newcastle. It commemorated eight local servicemen who died in the First World War. The costs were raised by public subscription whilst a gate in the churchyard wall, leading from the road to the memorial, was donated by Mr and Mrs Mackay. Following the Second World War the names of seven men who died in that conflict were added. W Ayton and Sons were also responsible for other war memorials in the region including those at Greencroft, Burnopfield, and Stanley (Grade II-listed). Details The c4m tall granite memorial cross stands in the churchyard, c50m to the south-west of the Church of St John (Grade II-listed). It takes the form of a wheel-head cross. The cross head is decorated with a central hemispherical boss, and intricate interlace patterns carved in relief. The cross shaft stands on a three-stage base. The principal dedicatory inscription recorded on the front face of the upper stage of the base reads IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE HEROES OF THIS PARISH/ WHO NOBLY GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY./ IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 ? 1918. The eight commemorated First World War names are listed below that on the middle stage. The lower stage carries the quotation ?GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.? The dates 1939 ? 1945 appear to either side of the upper stage, with the Second World War names listed below on the sides of the middle stage. All the inscriptions are in applied metal letters. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 22/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8837 National Grid Reference: NZ0632452509 | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | ||||
| 1439802 | South Charlton War Memorial | 1439802 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.740994 55.476002,-1.740983 55.476014,-1.741000 55.476019,-1.741010 55.476014,-1.741009 55.476006,-1.740994 55.476002))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation South Charlton War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St James? church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant memorial cross; * Group value: with the Church of St James and the Gatepiers and Gates to the north of the church (all Grade II-listed). History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at South Charlton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 8 May 1921 by Professor RC Bosanquet and dedicated by the vicar, Reverend WR Fairclough. It commemorated three local servicemen who died in the First World War. By T Watson and Sons of Alnwick, the memorial was funded by public subscription. Following the Second World War one name was added to the memorial, Sister Sarah Elizabeth Dixon, a nurse in the Queen Alexandra?s Imperial Military Nursing Service. She died on 24 January 1944 when Hospital Carrier St David was sunk by enemy action off Anzio (Italy). The firm of Messrs Watson, monumental masons of Alnwick, was also responsible for war memorial crosses at Eglingham (Grade II-listed) and Rennington, and the war memorial tablets at Newton on the Moor and Ingram. Details The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St James (Grade II). The sandstone wheel-head cross, c3.5m tall, rises from a tapering pedestal which stands on a single step. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918./ (3 NAMES)/ ?THEIR NAMES LIVE FOR EVERMORE.? The right-hand face of the pedestal is inscribed 1939 ? 1945/ (1 NAME). Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 22/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8855 QARANC Association, accessed 22/09/2016 from http://britisharmynurses.com/wiki/index.php?title=HMHS_St_David National Grid Reference: NU1647120272 | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | ||||
| 1439867 | Plenmeller War Memorial Cairn | 1439867 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.393997 54.943824,-2.393997 54.943846,-2.394041 54.943846,-2.394041 54.943824,-2.393997 54.943824))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial. Reasons for Designation Plenmeller War Memorial Cairn, which stands on Plenmeller Common, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War; * Design: a drystone cairn built in local materials using traditional construction techniques. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised on Plenmeller Common by local shepherds as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of their local community, who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial, also known as The Currick, was built before 1939. Shepherds known to have worked the area at that time include Mr Johnson, Mr Collins, Mr Short, and Mr Wighams. It was cared for during the Second World War by Mr Short. When opencast coal mining commenced in 1991, the promontory on which the memorial stands was worked around. A plaque raised by UK Coal was dedicated on 30 July 2007. Details The memorial stands at the 300m contour, c1,850m south-west of Penpeugh and c2,400m due east of Plenmeller Road. It takes the form of a carefully constructed dry-stone cairn, c2m tall, raised on a stone outcrop overlooking former open-cast coal workings to the south. The inscription on a metal plaque fixed to a concrete base in front of the memorial reads WAR MEMORIAL CAIRN/ ERECTED BY/ TYNEDALE SHEPHERDS/ IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO DIED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ? 1918. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 07/11/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8350 National Grid Reference: NY7485861090 | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | ||||
| 1439912 | Scremerston War Memorial | 1439912 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.990339 55.735738,-1.990325 55.735740,-1.990367 55.735797,-1.990474 55.735775,-1.990433 55.735716,-1.990339 55.735738))) | The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (`the Act?), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map and the stone tablet at the foot of the memorial cross) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act. Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Scremerston War Memorial, which stands at the roadside c140m to the south of the parish church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a richly ornamented cross in the Celtic style, decorated with carved interlace. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Scremerston as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 8 May 1920 by Lord Joicey, in commemoration of 14 local servicemen who died during the First World War. The memorial cross was funded by public subscription whilst the plot of land was donated by the Lords of the Admiralty. Following the Second World War a tablet recording the names of five men who died in that conflict was added: that was unveiled on 6 November 1949 by Captain JE Carr and dedicated by the vicar, Reverend RN Batterbury. The original railings to the front of the memorial enclosure have been replaced. Details First World War memorial, unveiled 1920, with Second World War tablet. The Aberdeen granite memorial cross, c5m tall, stands at the roadside c140m to the south of the Grade II-listed Church of St Peter. The wheel-head cross is richly ornamented with carved interlace patterns and a hemispherical boss at the centre. The commemorated First World War names are listed on the lower half of the cross shaft. The cross shaft rises from a tapering plinth. The plinth stands on a low step. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the plinth reads TO/ THE REVERED MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF SCREMERSTON,/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 ? 1918./ A LAST TRIBUTE OF PRIDE AND SORROW./ THEY DIED AS MEN WERE CALLED UPON TO DIE/ FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY./ AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY. The later tablet, placed at the foot of the cross and inclined, reads IN/ GRATEFUL & HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF SCREMERSTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939 ? 1945./ (NAMES)/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act') it is declared that the timber fence and iron railings enclosing the war memorial, and the concrete paving slabs within the enclosure, are not of special architectural or historic interest. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 26/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8545 North East War Memorials Project, accessed 26/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8546 National Grid Reference: NU0070249152 | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | ||||
| 1440107 | Seaton Sluice And Old Hartley War Memorial | 1440107 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.471493 55.083266,-1.471518 55.083297,-1.471573 55.083278,-1.471543 55.083250,-1.471493 55.083266))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Seaton Sluice and Old Hartley War Memorial, which stands on the Green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant and well-carved memorial in the Classical style. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Seaton Sluice as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 10 September 1921 by Lt-Col Pollard CMG DSO and dedicated by the Primitive Methodist Minister, Reverend J Metcalf. It commemorates 23 local servicemen who died in the First World War and marks the service of all 202 men from the area who enlisted. The memorial was produced by T & G Cocks of Blyth and cost approximately #600. The money was raised by public subscription, whilst the site was donated by Lord Hastings. Following the Second World War the names of 27 men who died in that conflict, of more than 200 men and women who served, were added to the memorial. It was restored by the Seaton Sluice Memorial Association in 1993. The memorial was originally enclosed by railings; these were removed at some point but have been replaced. In 2007 a refurbishment was supported by War Memorials Trust. Details The memorial stands on the Green, close to the junction of Collywell Bay Road and West Terrace. It takes the form of a plain Latin cross standing at the top of a column, square on plan, which rises from a pedimented pedestal. The pedestal stands on a stepped base. The monument is enclosed by a low stone kerb and railings, with a gate to the W side. The column?s cornice includes dentils on the bed-moulding. Below the cornice the column shaft is decorated with festoons of oak leaves carved in low relief. A wreath is carved in low relief on each face to the foot of the column shaft. An acroterion is mounted at the apex of each pediment of the pedestal, whilst the frieze below is decorated with a repeating interlace pattern encircling carved flower-heads. The inscriptions are incised into each face of the pedestal. (W face) TO THE HONOUR OF OUR/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ SEATON SLUICE AND OLD HARTLEY/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ? 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 ? 1945 (N face) IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 ? 1919/ 202 MEN FROM THE DISTRICT/ RESPONDED TO THE COUNTRY'S CALL,/ 23 MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE./ IN THE WORLD WAR OVER/ 200 MEN AND WOMEN SERVED AND/ 27 MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE./ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. (E face) (27 NAMES)/ 1939 ? 1945 (S face) (23 NAMES)/ 1914 ? 1919 Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act') it is declared that the modern railings and gate enclosing the memorial cross are not of special architectural or historic interest. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 30/09/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9012 | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | ||||
| 1440163 | Seaton Delaval War Memorial | 1440163 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.523312 55.069881,-1.523300 55.069885,-1.523300 55.069897,-1.523322 55.069901,-1.523332 55.069895,-1.523330 55.069885,-1.523312 55.069881))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1922, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Seaton Delaval War Memorial, which stands on Elsdon Road, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross in the Classical style. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Seaton Delaval as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the men and women of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 2 September 1922 by Mr John Charlton, Headmaster, and dedicated by the Bishop of Newcastle. It commemorates 73 local men and women who died in the First World War. The memorial first stood close to the train station on a site donated by the Seaton Delaval Coal Company. The obelisk, paid for by public subscription, was sculpted by DW Forster of North Shields and the railings that enclosed the monument were wrought by Hosley Bros, Iron Founders of North Shields. In the 1930s the memorial was moved a short distance to the Memorial Garden on the east side of Double Row opposite the schools. It was moved once more in 1965, c1.1km south-east to Elsdon Avenue. In 1999 a roll of honour of 32 men and women who died in the Second World War was added to the memorial, and it was unveiled on 10 October that year by Councillor Margaret A Parker. At that time a Millennium Garden was planted around the memorial. Details The memorial stands in a garden to the north side of Elsdon Avenue. In Creetown granite, c6.5m tall, it takes the form of a small Latin cross rising from a tapering and buttressed shaft. The shaft rises from a moulded pedestal, decorated to each side with carved wreaths suspended from ribbons, that stands on the corniced top of the plinth. The plinth stands on a four-stepped base. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the plinth reads FOR THE MOTHERLAND/ 1914 - 1918/ THESE MEN OF OURS, AT THE/ CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO/ THEM, ENDURED HARDNESS,/ FACED DANGER, AND FINALLY/ PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF/ MEN, BY THE PATH OF DUTY/ AND SELF-SACRIFICE; GIV-/ ING UP THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN/ FREEDOM./ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. The commemorated First World War names are listed on the other three faces. The Second World War dedication is recorded on the tread of the upper-most step, reading TO THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ 1939 ? 1945. The commemorated names are listed on the risers of the step. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 03/10/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8887 | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | ||||
| 1440525 | Stakeford And Bomarsund War Memorial | 1440525 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.576366 55.162289,-1.576357 55.162294,-1.576360 55.162300,-1.576378 55.162298,-1.576377 55.162292,-1.576366 55.162289))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1923, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Stakeford and Bomarsund War Memorial, which stands in front of the War Memorial Hall, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial column in the Classical style. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Stakeford as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 3 February 1923 by Sir Loftus Bates KCMG CB DSO and dedicated by the Vicar of Cambois, Reverend R Good. It commemorates 70 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War the memorial was moved a few metres from the very front of the War Memorial Hall to one side, and panels for Second World War commemoration were added. The newly-added names of 22 men who fell in that conflict were unveiled on 9 October 1949 by Dr HS Brown, president of the local British Legion Branch, and re-dedicated by Reverend T Clough. Details The memorial stands outside Stakeford and Bomarsund War Memorial Hall (opened 1922, not listed). It takes the form of a tall granite column standing in front of a panel. The column is raised on a small plinth, square on plan. At the top of the column a small wreath, Suspended from the abacus, is carved in low relief. The commemorated names are listed below on the column shaft. The principal dedicatory inscription is recorded to the front face of the plinth, reading IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. Low flanking panels with curved tops each bear a small granite tablet recording the commemorated Second World War names. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17/10/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8899 National Grid Reference: NZ2709085412 | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | ||||
| 1440865 | Ulgham War Memorial | 1440865 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.632236 55.226213,-1.632202 55.226228,-1.632206 55.226253,-1.632244 55.226265,-1.632287 55.226249,-1.632283 55.226224,-1.632236 55.226213))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1924. Reasons for Designation Ulgham War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the First World War; * Architectural interest; an imposing memorial cross in the Celtic style; * Degree of survival: unusually, the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration and thus retains its original design intent; * Group value: with the Church of St John the Baptist and a number of churchyard monuments, all Grade II listed. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Ulgham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 27 July 1924 by the Honourable Arthur Joicey and dedicated by the Vicar, Reverend PC Fielding. It commemorates 19 local servicemen who died in the First World War. The memorial was designed by WR Rochester and provided by Maile and Son Ltd of London, paid for by public subscription. Details The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II listed), in close proximity to a number of Grade II listed churchyard monuments. It takes the form of a Celtic cross, in granite. The front face of the cross-head is ornamented with five hemispherical bosses. The cross shaft rises from a tapering pedestal, which stands on a two-stepped base. The inscription begins at the foot of the cross shaft and continues on the staggered top of the pedestal to the pedestal?s front face, reading: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN/ HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF ULGHAM/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ? 1918/ (18 NAMES). Below, on the riser of the upper step, the inscription continues: THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US, AND WE WERE NOT HURT,/ THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY/ (NAME). Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 27/10/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9095 | 2017-01-16 | 2017-01-16 | ||||
| 1440982 | Guide Post War Memorial | 1440982 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.605092 55.159086,-1.605124 55.159094,-1.605136 55.159078,-1.605106 55.159070,-1.605092 55.159086))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial designed by Mr Maughan, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Guide Post War Memorial, which stands on Morpeth Road, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a tall and imposing memorial cross in a regional stone. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Guide Post as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 2 July 1921 by Mr W Short and dedicated by Reverend J Burdon. It commemorates 51 local servicemen who died during the First World War, costing #230, raised by public subscription, whilst the original plot was donated by Mr W Short. The memorial was designed by Mr Maughan, sculpted by Mr Gibson, monumental mason of Newbiggin, and built by Mr W Robertson of Guide Post. The original palings, now lost, were provided by Swinney Bros Ltd. Following the Second World War the names of 18 men who died in that conflict were added, and the memorial was unveiled by Mr TH Cruddis and re-dedicated by Reverend GH Earle on 19 October 1952. In 1921 the memorial stood at the east side of the Choppington Road, but it was moved to its current location in advance of a road-widening scheme. Details The c3.5m tall memorial stands on a grassy plot on Morpeth Road. Built of Red sandstone from the Doddington quarries, it comprises a small wheel-head cross at the top of a tapering shaft, which stands on the pedimented top of the plinth. The base of the plinth stands on a three-stepped base. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the plinth reads THEY LIVED AND DIED LIKE BRITONS/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH/ GUIDE POST, CHOPPINGTON/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED HEREON/ 1914 - 1919 / 1939 ? 1945. The commemorated names from both conflicts are inscribed to the faces of the plinth and its base. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 31/10/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6811 | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-02 | ||||
| 1441361 | Wall War Memorial | 1441361 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.131427 55.015791,-2.131431 55.015823,-2.131479 55.015822,-2.131479 55.015790,-2.131427 55.015791))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1919, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Wall War Memorial, which stands on the green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an imposing memorial cross in the Celtic style; * Group value: with a number of Grade II-listed heritage assets around The Green. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Wall as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. A poll of residents resulted in the choice of a monument rather than a new hall for the village. The memorial was unveiled on 18 October 1919 by Lt-Col Riddell DSO and dedicated by the vicar, Reverend WW London, with the assistance of Mr Hodgson, the Wesleyan Minister. The memorial commemorates nine local servicemen who died in the First World War, and 42 who served and returned. It was built by Mr RB Aves of Hexham, who was involved in a number of war memorial schemes in the region including Humshaugh, Hallington, and High Spen (all Grade II-listed). The memorial cost #236, the enclosing railings were #60: the lead lettering brought the total cost to #322, raised by public subscription. Following the Second World War the names of two men who died in that conflict were added. Details The memorial stands on the green in the centre of the village. It takes the form of a wheel-head cross in the Celtic style, in Robin Hood stone. The front face of the cross head is ornamented with five hemispherical bosses, whilst at the foot of the cross shaft a crown and other insignia are carved in low relief. The moulded foot of the cross shaft stands on a plinth, square on plan, formed of coursed, rusticated, stone blocks. The plinth stands on a stepped base. Four granite plaques, one on each face of the plinth, record the inscriptions and names. On the front face the principal dedicatory inscription reads ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN/ HONOUR OF THE MEN OF WALL/ AND DISTRICT, WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 ? 1919,/ OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING NINE/ GAVE THEIR LIVES, (NAMES)/ THEY JEOPARDISED THEIR LIVES/ UNTO THE DEATH. The other commemorated names are recorded on the remaining three plaques. At the foot of the front face of the plinth the dates 1939 ? 1945 are incised below the granite plaque, with the two Second World War names recorded below. The memorial is enclosed by a square kerb of stone from Black Pasture Quarry, which carries wrought iron railings. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 10/11/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9273 National Grid Reference: NY9169369036 | 2017-02-06 | 2017-02-06 | ||||
| 1441606 | War Memorial To Private Fairless, Limestone Brae Burial Ground | 1441606 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.323343 54.844042,-2.323335 54.844047,-2.323339 54.844053,-2.323354 54.844051,-2.323354 54.844045,-2.323343 54.844042))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1920. Reasons for Designation The war memorial to Private Fairless in Limestone Brae burial ground, West Allen, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it made in the First World War; * Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant memorial cross. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised in the Limestone Brae burial ground, West Allendale, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by Private Joseph Fairless of West Allen who lost his life in the First World War. The memorial, made by Creswell of Hexham, was unveiled on 9 October 1920 by Colonel LC Lockhart. The dedication service was conducted by Reverend T Nevison in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel c300m to the south-east of the cemetery. The memorial was erected by the parishioners of West Allen in memory of Private JW Fairless of the 12th/13th Northumberland Fusiliers, son of Mr and Mrs Fairless of Nook Farm. Fairless died aged 24 on 15 December 1917 and is buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France. Details The memorial stands in the burial ground to the south-west side of the road through West Allendale, c300m to the north-west of the former Methodist Church (Grade II-listed). It takes the form of a small stone floriated cross that stands on a three-stage base. The monogram IHS is carved in low relief at the centre of the cross head. To the foot of the cross shaft the dedication begins OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD, continues on the front face of the upper stage of the base ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF WEST ALLEN/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ PTE. J.W. FAIRLESS 12/13 N.F. and ends on the middle stage WHO FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ DURING THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1918. The inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS is recorded on the bottom stage. The texts are in applied metal letters. Websites Commonwealth War Graves Commission, casualty database, accessed 17/11/2016 from http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/255480/FAIRLESS,%20JOSEPH%20WILLIAM North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17/11/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9260 National Grid Reference: NY7933349962 | 2017-02-14 | 2017-02-14 | ||||
| 1441618 | Corsenside Parish War Memorial, West Woodburn | 1441618 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.162261 55.168503,-2.162308 55.168546,-2.162384 55.168518,-2.162337 55.168475,-2.162261 55.168503))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1921. Reasons for Designation Corsenside Parish War Memorial at West Woodburn, which stands in an enclosure beside the A68, is listedat Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, andthe sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial obelisk in the Classical style. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens ofthousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact oncommunities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of notrepatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. Onesuch memorial was raised at West Woodburn as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by themembers of Corsenside parish who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled in 1921 in commemoration of 16 local servicemen who died in the First WorldWar. It cost c#300, raised by the parishioners, and was provided by Emley and Sons of Newcastle. Following the Second World War the names of 8 men who died in that conflict were added. Details The polished granite memorial stands in an enclosure to the west side of the A68, c40m to the south-east of High Park House. It takes the form of an obelisk, square on plan with a pyramidal top, rising from thecorniced cap of a tapering pedestal. The pedestal base stands on a sandstone step, square on plan. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads THE WORLD WAR/ 1914 ? 1919/ERECTED BY/ THE PARISH OF CORSENSIDE/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES). The names are recorded with place of burial and date of death. The southern pedestal face carries the Second World War names, similarly recorded. The square enclosure is defined by low stone walls with two corner piers to the front wall. The front wall isbroken by a narrow rake of stone steps from which a short path leads to the memorial. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17/11/2016 fromhttp://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9265 | 2017-01-16 | 2017-01-16 | ||||
| 1442824 | Wylam War Memorial | 1442824 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.816447 54.976117,-1.816434 54.976125,-1.816439 54.976132,-1.816464 54.976129,-1.816461 54.976119,-1.816447 54.976117))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial by W Dixon and Sons of Newcastle, unveiled 1923, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Wylam War Memorial, which stands on War Memorial Green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a tall memorial cross built in a complimentary suite of regional stone types. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Wylam as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 10 March 1923 by CJW Blackett, Lord of the Manor, and dedicated by the Vicar, Reverend HH Barff, and the Methodist Minister, Reverend George Mills. Colonel EPC Riddell CMG DSO gave the address. The memorial commemorates 42 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Designed by W Dixon and Sons of Newcastle, it cost c#700, raised by public subscription. The site for the memorial was donated by the landowner, CJW Blackett. Following the Second World War the names of 11 men who died in that conflict were added. Messrs William Dixon and Sons, surveyors and architects of Newcastle, were also responsible for the Grade II-listed Broomhaugh and Riding Mill war memorial cross. Details The memorial stands on War Memorial Green, to the north end of Wylam Bridge. The tall cross in Windy Nook stone comprises an ornamented Latin cross that rises from a moulded collar on a tapering shaft. The moulded shaft foot stands on a plinth, octagonal on plan, that stands on Heworth stone steps. The stepped base is surrounded by York stone flagstones. Four of the plinth?s faces bear bronze plaques. The principal dedicatory inscription on the plaque to the front face reads ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF/ WYLAM/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ? 1918/ ?THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY.?/ I.SAM.XXV.16. This plaque is ornamented with a small wreath and a border of interlace pattern. To either side of that plaque on the adjacent plinth faces are similar plaques listing the commemorated First World War names. The fourth plaque reads 1939 ? 1945/ (11 NAMES). This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 21 February 2017. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/12/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8556 War Memorials Online, accessed 21 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/204908 War Memorials Register, accessed 21 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/34285 National Grid Reference: NZ1184864628 | 2017-02-15 | 2017-02-15 | ||||
| 1442830 | Whittingham War Memorial Cross | 1442830 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896879 55.401285,-1.896883 55.401292,-1.896899 55.401289,-1.896894 55.401282,-1.896879 55.401285))) | Summary of Building First and Second World War memorial, unveiled 1949. Reasons for Designation Whittingham War Memorial Cross, which stands outside St Bartholomew?s Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant memorial cross built in regional stone types; * Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St Bartholomew and numerous Grade II-listed churchyard monuments. History The aftermath of the First and Second World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. A number of war memorials were raised at Whittingham, including a stained glass window in the church, dedicated in 1920, and a community hall (not listed) opened in 1924: but in 1949 a stone cross was erected and unveiled outside the parish church to mark the community's losses in the two World Wars. The memorial cross, by Mr Austin Child, was unveiled by Lord Ravensworth on 13 November 1949. It cost #197, of which #125 was raised by public subscription. Details The memorial stands to the south of the Church of St Bartholomew (Grade I-listed), positioned as close as possible to the church?s First World War memorial window that had been unveiled in 1920 by the Bishop of Newcastle, commemorating the 33 local servicemen who had died in the conflict. The memorial cross, in Blaxter stone with York stone steps, takes the form of a simple Latin cross c2.5m tall. The cross, octagonal in section, rises from a pedestal, square on plan. The pedestal stands on a two-stepped base, that is raised on a low stone platform. To the front face of the pedestal the inscription reads: 1914 -/ -1918/ 1939 -/ -1945. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/12/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9280 North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/12/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9277 North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/12/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9281 National Grid Reference: NU0662911931 | 2017-02-20 | 2017-02-20 | ||||
| 1442834 | Widdrington War Memorial | 1442834 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.600939 55.255400,-1.600929 55.255405,-1.600932 55.255412,-1.600952 55.255411,-1.600952 55.255403,-1.600939 55.255400))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, unveiled 1920. Reasons for Designation Widdrington War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War; * Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant wheel-head cross in the Celtic style; * Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of the Holy Trinity, churchyard monuments listed at Grade II, and the scheduled Widdrington Castle and 18th century Gothic castle and gardens south of Widdrington Farm. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Widdrington as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial cross was unveiled on 28 November 1920 by Colonel Taylor DSO of Dilston Hall, Corbridge, and dedicated by Bishop Ormsby. Details The c5m tall memorial stands in the churchyard, to the north side of the Church of the Holy Trinity (Grade I-listed). It takes the form of a rough-hewn granite cross with a wheel-head in the Celtic style. The cross shaft rises from a tapering plinth. The plinth stands on a stone base made to look like a stony outcrop. A small panel at the foot of the cross shaft is inscribed THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE. Below, to the front face of the plinth, the principal dedicatory inscription reads WIDDRINGTON MEMORIAL/ SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ? 1919. The commemorated names are listed to wither side of the plinth, in applied metal lettering. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 19/12/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9290 National Grid Reference: NZ2546495763 | 2017-02-20 | 2017-02-20 | ||||
| 1442956 | Whitfield War Memorial | 1442956 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.345357 54.905817,-2.345344 54.905902,-2.345410 54.905884,-2.345430 54.905870,-2.345423 54.905839,-2.345357 54.905817))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial by HL Hicks ARIBA, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Whitfield War Memorial, which stands in Holy Trinity churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a bold memorial cross incorporating traditional symbols including a wreath and reversed sword; * Group value: with the Grade II*-listed Church of the Holy Trinity. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Whitfield as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled in December 1920 by Lt-Gen Sir Percy Wilkinson, in commemoration of 12 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Designed by Mr HL Hicks ARIBA of Newcastle, it was paid for through public subscription. Following the Second World War a new dedication was added to the memorial to mark the safe return of all the village?s soldiers who fought in that conflict. HL Hicks ARIBA (c1881-1947) was articled to Messrs Hicks and Charlewood, his father?s firm, c1848. He started independent practice in 1908 in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was responsible for war memorials at St Andrews, Corbridge, and St John?s, Wansbeck. Details The memorial stands in an enclosure in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity (Grade II*-listed), overlooking the main road running through West Allendale. The enclosure is walled to the front with central gates, and a curved hedge to the rear. Just over 3m tall, the memorial takes the form of a wheel-head cross, octagonal in section, with a wreath carved in low relief on the cross head. A reversed sword is carved in low relief on the cross face. The large moulded cross shaft foot stands on an octagonal plinth, which stands on a stepped base. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the cross shaft foot reads IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914-1919. Commemorated names are recorded on three faces of the plinth, organised by regiment. The Second World War inscription runs around the plinth?s base, reading GIVING THANKS/ TO/ ALMIGHTY GOD/ FOR THE/ SAFE RETURN/ OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ SERVED /THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ WAR 1939-1945. Selected Sources Books and journals Felstead, A, Directory of British Architects 1834 to 1914 Volume 1 A-K, (2001), 902 Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 22 December 2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9275 National Grid Reference: NY7795256847 | 2017-02-14 | 2017-02-14 | ||||
| 1446315 | Former Berwick Court House And Prison With Attached Wall And Detached Rear Stable Range | 1446315 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.002382 55.772308,-2.002392 55.772305,-2.002356 55.772232,-2.002416 55.772221,-2.002407 55.772195,-2.002442 55.772188,-2.002434 55.772176,-2.002444 55.772163,-2.002439 55.772153,-2.002416 55.772148,-2.002410 55.772135,-2.002377 55.772139,-2.002351 55.772088,-2.002364 55.772086,-2.002355 55.772067,-2.002379 55.772062,-2.002371 55.772052,-2.002382 55.772039,-2.002376 55.772028,-2.002358 55.772023,-2.002350 55.772007,-2.002312 55.772013,-2.002299 55.771987,-2.002239 55.771994,-2.002231 55.771977,-2.002205 55.771967,-2.002149 55.771975,-2.002139 55.771955,-2.002110 55.771948,-2.002072 55.771952,-2.002069 55.771945,-2.001991 55.771957,-2.002116 55.772210,-2.002241 55.772185,-2.002254 55.772213,-2.002301 55.772206,-2.002316 55.772235,-2.002345 55.772231,-2.002382 55.772308)),((-2.001813 55.771959,-2.001949 55.772261,-2.002046 55.772248,-2.001913 55.771949,-2.001813 55.771959))) | The listed buildings are shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (`the Act?), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act. Summary of Building Court house and prison with attached wall 1846-1849, to the earlier designs of Thomas Brown; prison range extended 1867 by W J Gray. Building converted to offices 1891-1892 with further C20 and early-C21 alterations. Tudor-Jacobean style. Stable range 1891-1892. Not included in the listing are the single-storey C20/C21 extensions attached to the left and right returns and the former cartshed attached to the north side of the stable. Reasons for Designation The former Berwick Court House and Prison of 1846-1849 by Thomas Brown is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * an accomplished courthouse and prison design by the leading Scottish prison designer of the period; * a distinctive composition that has a well-crafted and good quality exterior incorporating several of Brown's trademark features; * it retains a readable original layout in which the three distinct functional spaces (prison, court and domestic accommodation) are clearly defined; * significant internal fixtures remain throughout the building including joinery, fireplaces and plaster work; * it retains a relatively rare survival of an urban stable possessing significant horse-related features including timber mangers and water troughs. Historic interest: * Thomas Brown's only prison commission in England, illustrating the impact of Scottish influence on Berwick's architectural development; * a mid-C19 design that illustrates reformed Scottish principles of prison building that were not widely adopted for local prisons in England until the later C19. Group value: * the building benefits from a functional group value with the listed Old Berwick Jail and the police station and magistrate's court, which taken together represent the development and reform of crime and punishment from the mid-C18 to the early C20; * Berwick court house and prison benefits from spatial group value with a number of surrounding listed buildings lining Wallace Green and The Parade. History As early as 1837 there were proposals to replace the existing C18 Berwick Gaol with a purpose-built court house and prison. Attempts to purchase land in 1841 were unsuccessful but regardless of the lack of a building site, a new building was designed by Thomas Brown of Edinburgh which was to be built by Adam Young of Kelso at a cost of #7000. Original plans (1844) were subsequently amended (1847) after the site on Wallace Green was purchased. Construction on the Wallace Green site began in late 1846 and the building opened on 26 November 1849. This was always a very controversial project with many residents opposing the great extravagance which it was thought would be better spent improving domestic sanitation within the town. The new building is depicted on the 1:528 Berwick Town Plan published in 1855 annotated 'court house and prison': it comprises a front range courthouse and a rear range prison block with a pair of exercise yards. Original plans show the internal configuration of spaces. Within the prison wing female prisoners are housed in a linear range of cells with a washing house and bathroom and a double-cell hospital to the ground floor accessed off a corridor. Male prisoners are housed in a similar arrangement to the upper floors with an open iron gallery to the second floor. The court house range has a ground floor court and a witness waiting room, accessed by a separate public entrance and lobby. Staff rooms including matron's accommodation are accessed off a separate staff entrance and lobby. The first floor is reached via separate staff and public staircases and at its centre is a double-height chapel with adjoining chaplain's room and debtors' rooms. There is also a self-contained keeper's apartment and office, the latter overlooking the prison corridor. The chapel and keeper's apartment extend to the second floor, which also contains the under keeper's room and a store. The building was equipped with an innovative `passive air conditioning? system of heated ventilating shafts. In 1867 the prison wing was extended by local architect W J Gray, resulting in reconstruction of one of the exercise yards. By 1878 the court house and prison had gone out of use and the building was purchased by the town council for #1138; between 1891 and 1892 it was converted to offices for the Urban Sanitary Authority resulting in the insertion of a new entrance through the west elevation and various internal alterations. The rear exercise yards were replaced by a new stable and cartshed with hayloft to facilitate the work of the Sanitary Board. Late-C20 and early-C21 alterations include small single-storey extensions to the south and east elevations and the insertion of some modern openings, doors, lightweight partitions and inserted ceilings to office areas. Thomas Brown (1806-1872) began his architectural career in his father's firm and probably worked in the office of William Burn prior to being appointed as architect to the Prison Board of Scotland in 1837 when he set up an independent office in Edinburgh. He therefore had extensive experience in designing county court houses and prisons and produced standard prison designs, working on more than twenty examples in Scotland, almost all of which are listed. Brown's prisons took on board the suggestions of the prison reformers and were built to reflect contemporary ideas of observation and control, with solitary rather than mass confinement in a hygienic environment and with an emphasis on rehabilitation. Many designs could be easily enlarged by extending the cell corridor. Thomas Brown is the leading prison architect of the C19 in Scotland. Berwick is his only prison and court in England. Details Court house and prison with attached wall 1846-1849, to the earlier designs of Thomas Brown; prison range extended 1867 by W J Gray. Building converted to offices 1891-1892 with further later-C20 and early-C21 alterations. Tudor-Jacobean style. Stable range 1891-1892. MATERIALS: yellow ashlar sandstone to the front range; red sandstone to the rear prison range and stable range. Slate roofs with stone gable copings. PLAN: symmetrical front range comprising court house and associated functions including chapel, and staff accommodation. Attached to the rear is a rectangular prison range, and further to the rear a detached stable range. EXTERIOR: the main west elevation has five wide bays of two storeys and attics under pitched roofs with flat roofs to the end towers. Bays two and four project forward. There are gables over the three centre bays and battlements to the corner towers. Windows are either four-over-four unhorned and horned sashes or one-over-one horned sashes, and all have hood moulds; there are also first floor and eaves strings. Double-height canted bay windows with castellated parapets occupy bays two and four, and the wider central bay has end projections rising to paired polygonal chimneys with a high gable between them and a tall ventilation chimney rising behind. There are paired windows to the ground floor with a plaque recording the Sanitation Board's residency to the parapet above, and a porch to the right with stepped groups of lights above. The towers to either side have narrow lights to each floor and battlements with corner chimney stacks. The rear prison range extends slightly to the right beyond the front range, with three storeys and a castellated parapet. The left and right returns contain separate entrances for staff an d public respectively. The staff entrance has short flanking stone walls and squat polygonal piers, and a six-panel door and overlight; the public entrance is blocked with an inserted window. The left return has an attached wall wit0001 | 2017-07-26 | 2017-07-26 | ||||
| 1458498 | Meldon War Memorial | 1458498 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.815082 55.150123,-1.815079 55.150131,-1.815092 55.150128,-1.815089 55.150124,-1.815082 55.150123))) | Summary of Building Stone base for a flagpole, commemorating First World War service by parishioners. Reasons for Designation Meldon War Memorial, which stands outside the former School House, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the impact of world events on the local community, and the contribution it made in the First World War. Architectural interest: * an unusual First World War memorial comprising the surviving simple yet monumental flagpole base. Group value: * with the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade I) and Meldon Village Farmhouse (Grade II). History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. Nevertheless, a small number of `Thankful Villages? - a term coined by Arthur Mee in 1936 - enjoyed the safe return of all their service personnel from theatres of conflict. More than 50 Thankful Villages have been identified in England and Wales. A number of these have plaques, Rolls of Honour, church windows, and other types of memorial marking the First World War service of parishioners. Instead of a war memorial commemorating the sacrifice made by men who had died, the people of Meldon raised a flagpole to record their thanks that those who had left the parish to serve in the First World War also all came home. Funds were collected by public subscription, and the memorial was made by Mr Robinson of The Clear House, Meldon. The stone base and timber flagpole were erected outside the former School House (not listed). A flagpole is an unusual choice for a memorial erected in the 1920s: the majority recorded by the War Memorials Register are post-Second World War. Notable examples include Sheffield?s Grade II*-listed memorial (1925), and flagpoles erected as part of whole schemes such as in the memorial garden of the Grade II-listed Birtley Cenotaph and shelters (1923). Sir Edwin Lutyens notably incorporated flags at a number of his war memorials: in carved and painted stone (such as at Spalding War Memorial, 1922, Grade I), metal (originally at the Civil Service Rifles War Memorial, 1924, Grade II*, replaced with stone); and textile (The Cenotaph, 1920, Grade I). Meldon?s timber flagpole has since gone but the monumental stone base is still in place. Details The memorial stands outside the front wall of the former School House (unlisted), approximately 130m to the north of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade I-listed) and approximately 75m to the north of Meldon Village Farmhouse (Grade II-listed). It takes the form of a large stone pedestal with a moulded top, standing on a two-stepped circular base. The front of the pedestal is carved in the shape of a shield. The shield bears the dedicatory inscription, reading ERECTED/ TO/ COMMEMORATE THE VICTORY/ AND/ IN GRATEFUL THANKS/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN/ OF ALL THOSE MEN/ WHO LEFT THE PARISH/ TO SERVE IN/ THE GREAT WAR. The dates 1914 and 1919 are carved to either side of the shield?s base. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 2 July 2018 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7987 National Grid Reference: NZ1188483991 | 2018-08-28 | 2018-08-28 | ||||
| 1463542 | Ponteland War Memorial | 1463542 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.745269 55.048152,-1.745251 55.048162,-1.745260 55.048176,-1.745282 55.048177,-1.745296 55.048168,-1.745286 55.048154,-1.745269 55.048152))) | Summary of Building First World War memorial, 1920, in the form of a granite obelisk, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Ponteland War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following reasons: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a good, well executed example of an obelisk-style war memorial including well carved embellishment. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was unveiled by Colonel Riddell DSO on the 16 July 1920 to commemorate the 40 local servicemen who died in the First World War. The memorial was the work of William Donaldson, a mason from Newcastle and cost #307, the money raised by public subscription. The much extended and altered Memorial Hall immediately to the east of the war memorial was built in 1922. Details War memorial, 1920. MATERIALS: granite with black lead lettering. DESCRIPTION: the memorial is in the form of an obelisk raised on top of a three stage plinth. The west side of the obelisk, facing the road, is embellished with relief carving featuring a pair of rifles largely covered by a pair of flags, their poles being crossed, all surmounted by a laurel wreath. Below the top stage of the plinth is inscribed: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/THOSE CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH OF PONTELAND/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE/UPON THEM. The names of those who were killed are listed on the north and south sides, including rank and regiment. The lower two stages of the plinth carries a further 24 names without further details, set below the dates 1939-1945. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project record, accessed 8 March 2019 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9434 ) | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | ||||
| 1468393 | Bardon Mill Station Signal Box | 1468393 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.348865 54.974691,-2.348943 54.974691,-2.348943 54.974638,-2.348866 54.974637,-2.348865 54.974691))) | Summary Railway signal box, built around 1874, by and for the North Eastern Railway Company for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Type N1 design of the 1870s-1890s. Reasons for Designation Bardon Mill Station Signal Box, built about 1874, is listed at Grade II for the following principle reasons: Architectural interest: * as a relatively early, little altered example of a Type N1 signal box designed by the Northern division of the NER. Historic interest: * dating from about 1874, it is one of the earliest surviving NER Type N1 signal boxes. Group value: * it benefits from a functional and spatial group value with the Grade II-listed Station House (List entry 1156426) located to the east. History From the 1840s, huts or cabins were provided for men operating railway signals. These were often located on raised platforms containing levers to operate the signals and in the early 1860s, the fully glazed signal box, initially raised high on stilts to give a good view down the line, emerged. The interlocking of signals and points, perhaps the most important single advance in rail safety, patented by John Saxby in 1856, was the final step in the evolution of railway signalling into a form recognisable today. Signal boxes were built to a great variety of different designs and sizes to meet traffic needs by signalling contractors and the railway companies themselves. Signal box numbers peaked at around 12,000-13,000 for Great Britain just prior to the First World War and successive economies in working led to large reductions in their numbers from the 1920s onwards. British Railways inherited around 10,000 in 1948 and numbers dwindled rapidly to about 4,000 by 1970, with fewer than 700 surviving today. It is anticipated that most will be rendered redundant over the next decade. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company (N&CR) was formed in 1825 and built from 1829 onwards. The entire route was officially opened on 18 June 1838 following the construction of the line between Haydon Bridge and Blenkinsopp (near Greenhead), with Bardon Mill as an intermediate station along the line. The N&CR was absorbed into the North Eastern Railway Company (NER) in 1862. The NER divided its civil engineering and signalling into three divisions, the Southern, Central and Northern, each with its own distinctive designs. Bardon Mill Station Signal Box dates to the third phase of railway development but the initial phase in the development of signal boxes (the late 1860s-1870s). It follows the earliest standard in-house design produced by the Northern Division, which was under the direction of the NER architect Thomas Prosser, now categorised as Type N1 by the Signalling Study Group. It was built around 1874 to control the small station of Bardon Mill (List entry 1156426, Grade II) and level-crossing located east of the signal box, on the north side of the track. Bardon Mill Station Signal Box was altered to an electric circuit and reduced to unstaffed status in 1967, being retained for operational flexibility during engineering works. In 2012 seven NER Type N1s were identified: Ashington, Bedlington South, Newsham, Chathill, Haydon Bridge and Prudhoe. Chathill (built around 1873 on the North Sunderland Railway line), is listed whilst Ashington has been demolished. It is expected that none will be operational within the next decade. Bardon Mill Station Signal Box is one of the earliest Type N1s and was de-commissioned in November 2019. The railway line (now known as the Tyne Valley Line) remains operational between Newcastle-Hexham-Carlisle and currently three later NER Type N5 signal boxes, at Wylam (1897), Haltwhistle (1901) and Hexham (1901), are listed along its stretch. Details Railway signal box, built around 1874, by and for the North Eastern Railway Company for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Type N1 design of the 1870s-1890s. MATERIALS: red brick laid in English Garden Wall bond with a timber porch and stairs to the upper operating floor; Welsh slate roof with round ridge tiles to the ridge and hips. EXTERIOR: prominently sited on the south side of the railway track, the two-storey signal box is built in red brick, laid to English Garden Wall bond, with foundations built in rock-faced coursed stone and a low-pitched hipped Welsh slate roof. A raised operating floor is accessed on the east side via a right-hand turn wooden stair and an external timber porch with a three-over-three window and a C20 external door. The north front (track side) and sides are continuously glazed with horizontal sliding sashes, with regular, narrow glazing bars; one sash on the east elevation and two sashes on the north and west elevations. The windows sit on a plain stone string course. At ground floor level there is a locker room with an access door below the porch in the east wall and a window in the north wall, both with stone lintels. INTERIOR: the raised operating floor retains a glass nine-pane internal porch door and ceiling with a timber hip, and jack and common roof rafters partially exposed and painted. Only part of the wooden operating floor is present following the recent removal of a reconditioned McKenzie & Holland 20-lever frame and block shelf said to be inserted around 1966. It was originally set to the rear of the box with the operator, unusually, facing away from the tracks. The locker room retains the brick support for a fireplace or stove originally set in the south wall of the raised operating floor and a nine-pane timber window frame with regular, narrow glazing bars in the north wall. Sources Books and journals Minnis, J, Railway Signal Boxes, a Review, (2012), 36 Vanns, A, The Signal Box: A Pictorial History and Guide to Designs, (1997) Websites On Track Images: Bardon Mill Signal Box 11 December 2015, accessed 11 December 2019 from https://www.ontrackimages.org.uk/p116376410/h6C352FD6#h6c352fd6 | 2020-03-12 | 2020-03-12 | ||||
| 1468789 | Bank Hill Ladies Public Convenience | 1468789 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.006769 55.770607,-2.006835 55.770622,-2.006857 55.770593,-2.006788 55.770577,-2.006769 55.770607))) | Summary Public convenience, 1899. Reasons for Designation Bankhill ladies public convenience of 1899 is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * for its attractive half-timbered rustic cottage design, which would have been considered most appropriate as a ladies public convenience at the end of the C19; * although a modest structure, it illustrates attention to detail including chamfered timber details, over-hanging eaves, decorative barge boards and red fish scale roof tiles with ornate finials; * the original plan-form remains legible and original fixtures and fittings remain including geometric floor tiles, glazed white wall tiles and painted timber cladding in addition to the original ornate roof structure. Historic interest: * ladies public conveniences are very rare at this time, and this is an important example that illustrates the changing social status of women in the late C19. Group value: * they benefit from a clear spatial group value with numerous listed buildings and the scheduled remains of the medieval and post-medieval fortifications of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which had become a popular pedestrian way. History The Public Health Act of 1848 called for 'Public Necessaries' to be provided to improve sanitation, and in 1851 The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace provided toilets for visitors designed by George Jennings, a Brighton plumber. The first on-street public toilet was a 'Gents' in London of 1852 and a 'Ladies' followed the following week. Notwithstanding this, public toilet provision for women in Victorian England was generally very poor by comparison to men. William Haywood, City of London Corporation Engineer, started the first municipal public toilets in 1855. George Jennings became a campaigner for public toilets and by 1895 his public conveniences, mostly for men and underground, had spread to 36 British towns. The great architects and engineers of the Victorian and Edwardian period were encouraged by local authorities to construct public conveniences of high standard, and great importance was given to their appearance. They continued to be constructed mostly for men with few provided for women on the basis that women travelled away from home less than men, and that urinals were cheaper to construct. The socialist writer George Bernard Shaw campaigned for facilities for women, but against the feeling that it was not a decent subject. By the early C20 the attention of the first wave of feminists turned to issues of equality in relation to, for example, public facilities for women, but even so, C19 and early-C20 ladies public toilets are rare nationally, and listed examples are largely facilities for men. Public urinals for men had in 1898 been provided within the flankers at Megs Mount Bastion by the Berwick Urban Sanitary Authority, and shortly afterwards a ladies public convenience was constructed on an adjacent site at a cost of about #175; the site chosen lay opposite an entry to the pedestrian walkway created in 1837 along the top of the Elizabethan ramparts. The public convenience contained a series of three water-closets to the rear fronted by a washroom/attendants room. It opened in March 1899 with Mrs Jamieson as attendant, who was paid 2s 6d a week to open, clean and lock up. The charge for use was one penny and in the first day the takings were 5s 2d meaning that 62 people had 'spent a penny'. The toilets remained in use until the 1950s, after which the building became a general council store. In 2014 the Berwick-upon-Tweed Preservation Trust acquired the building and sympathetically restored it, receiving a civic award from the council in 2015. It has recently (January 2020) ceased its use as a cafe and ice-cream parlour. Details Public convenience for ladies, 1899. PLAN: shallow T-shaped with a west-facing entrance. MATERIALS: brick, rendered, with applied timber cladding; tiled roof and terracotta ridges and finials. EXTERIOR: situated on an undeveloped triangular shaped plot adjacent to Meg's Mount Bastion and the entry to the Elizabethan rampart walk. It is designed to resemble a rusticated cottage with geometric and curvilinear timber cladding above a plain base with chamfered timber details and painted in green and cream. The eaves are overhanging and there are decorative barge boards. The pitched roofs have alternate red fish scale and rectangular roof tiles, with decorative ridging and ornate finials. The gabled, single-bay west elevation has a deeply inset central entrance fitted with a four-panel door with rectangular fanlight (upper door panels and fanlight formerly glazed). The right and left two-bay returns have slightly projecting rear gabled bays, and the rear single-bay elevation has an upper triangular-shaped window. INTERIOR: the floor is laid with geometric patterned floor tiles with borders, and the walls have glazed white tiles to a moulded dado, with painted vertical wood cladding above. The roof has a turned collar, with a decorative pendant, supporting purlins and ridge beams, and below this a substantial panelled cross beam that formerly carried a partition that divided the interior into two: the front part forming an open space, with rectangular recesses to either side of the entrance, and the rear part (formerly further divided into three separate water-closet cubicles) lit by an upper window incorporating a central louvred section. Sources Websites Bank Hill Ladies toilet, accessed 14 Janurary 2020 from http://berwickpreservationtrust.co.uk/Past%20Projects/OV_BankhillToilet.htm Legal This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. | 2020-04-17 | 2020-04-17 | ||||
| 1471162 | East Woodburn Bridge | 1471162 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.157827 55.182702,-2.156979 55.182788,-2.156991 55.182831,-2.157870 55.182735,-2.157865 55.182701,-2.157827 55.182702))) | Summary of Building Masonry bridge, early C18 and partially rebuilt in 1832. Reasons for Designation East Woodburn Bridge, of 1832, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * an unaltered early-C19 bridge that falls within the period when most bridges are listed; * an elegant bridge with an impressive, wide basket arch that demonstrates skill and ambition in its design; * it is an intact structure that retains the stone-built western approach of it?s predecessor an early-C18 packhorse bridge. Historic interest: * situated on a historic droving route it illustrates the significance of cattle droving between England and Scotland, and the development of early infrastructure in a pre-motorised age. History Droving, by which large numbers of sheep and cattle were moved over long distances, has been an important aspect of Northumberland for over a thousand years. Numerous route ways and associated features remain as important elements of the landscape. One such route was a drove road between Scotland and England which loosely followed the course of the Roman road Dere Street. Woodburn Old Bridge (now East Woodburn Bridge) was constructed in the early C18 to carry this drove road across the River Rede; a partly legible inscription at the west end of the bridge approach reads 1715 or 1735. The bridge is published in John Hodgson's 1827 History of Northumberland, accompanied by an illustration by Edward Swinburne entitled 'on the drift way for Black Cattle from Scotland'. The bridge is depicted as a tall, pack-horse bridge with a straight western approach. This bridge was replaced in the early C19 by a shallow basket arch bridge, and the early-C18 approach road was retained. The rebuilt bridge bears a date stone of 1832. Details Masonry bridge, early C18 and partially rebuilt 1832. MATERIALS: dressed and rusticated sandstone to the bridge; rougher sandstone blocks to the western approach. PLAN: a single-span bridge with western approach incorporating a flood arch. DESCRIPTION: a basket-arch bridge carrying a former drove road across the River Rede. The shallow, wide arch springs from short imposts and has rusticated voussoirs and a slightly projecting, narrow key stone, below a rusticated, moulded string course. The arch is defined by stepped piers with saddle cap stones, and the low parapet has shallower, but similar coping stones. One of the faces of the parapet bears an inscription within a cartouche reading: ERECTED/?/COUNTY/1832. The eastern end of the bridge has a curving wing wall, and the western end has an earlier, straight approach incorporating a smaller, round flood-arch with springers. A faint engraving on the western end of the approach is reported to read 1715 or 1735. Selected Sources Books and journals Hodgson, J, History of Northumberland Volume 2, (1827), 167 Roberts, I , Carlton, R , Rushworth, A, Drove Roads of Northumberland, (2010), 120-127 | 2020-12-04 | 2020-12-04 | ||||
| 1471214 | Druridge Bay Pillbox | 1471214 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.558760 55.247684,-1.558804 55.247728,-1.558842 55.247716,-1.558799 55.247671,-1.558760 55.247684))) | Summary Pillbox, erected 1940-41; disguised as a vernacular cottage. Reasons for Designation This pillbox, erected in 1940-41, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * an individually designed pillbox carefully and ingeniously camouflaged as a ruined vernacular cottage; * it illustrates good attention to constructional detail, built as a roofless ruin with walls of differing heights, creating the impression of a ruined civilian building; * an exemplary example of a Second World War pillbox that retains its original character and functional legibility. Historic interest: * as an extant manifestation of the precautions taken to repel an invading force during the early and critical stages of the Second World War; * part of a coherent and legible group of coastal anti-invasion defence works forming an important defensive line against the threat of an enemy invasion. Group value: * with two listed buildings at the nearby Hemscott Hill Farm. History Pillboxes are small fortified structures constructed as part of British anti-invasion preparations, being placed at strategic locations such as river crossings, or along coastal and inland anti-invasion `stop lines? intended to slow down the progress of an attacking force. Some were designed for rifles or light machine guns; others, more unusually, housed larger artillery. The earliest examples of pillboxes date from the First World War, when a small number were constructed along the coast, but the concept was developed in the early stages of the Second World War, when many thousands were built, though only a limited proportion survive. The majority of these are standard designs which were issued in June and July 1940 by the War Office Directorate of Fortifications and Works. There were around 12 standard designs formed from reinforced concrete, but basic designs were also adapted to local circumstances and available building materials. Additionally there were completely individual designs, some of which were disguised to resemble a quite different non-military structure. This pillbox is situated within the anti-invasion Defence Area of Druridge Bay. A national study of Second World War anti-invasion landscapes in England was undertaken by the Council for British Archaeology between 2002 and 2004. It defined a number of `Defence Areas? comprising coherent and legible groupings of anti-invasion defence works that survive well within landscapes largely unchanged from those of 1940-1941. The level sandy beach at Druridge Bay was considered to be exceptionally vulnerable to an attack by enemy landing craft, and was the most critical point at the centre of the defence positions occupied by the 162nd Infantry Brigade, defending the Northumberland coast during the critical invasion danger period of June to September 1940. The defence of Druridge Bay was organised by front-line firing positions, including pillboxes, situated amongst the sand dunes overlooking the beach. Anti-tank cubes were positioned in almost continuous lengths along the beach, but blocking in particular the exits between the dunes where they were arranged in two and sometimes three lines. From 1941, these were supplemented by anti-tank scaffolding, normally placed in front of the concrete cubes, but sometimes behind. An anti-tank ditch was dug at the back of the dunes, and minefields were laid. Details Pillbox, 1940-1941. MATERIALS: yellow sandstone, with concrete embrasures and roof, and a red-brick blast wall and chimney stack. EXTERIOR: it is situated by the side of a minor road on an elevated coastal site, facing east over Druridge Bay. It is of non-standard type and takes the form of a rectangular pillbox with a flat roof disguised as a vernacular, ruined, single-storey cottage. Its stone walls are irregularly coursed with prominent quoins, and there is a tall brick-built chimney stack to the north gable. The west side facing onto the road stands to eaves height and has a centrally-placed entrance with a stone lintel and stone-block jambs, which is flanked to either side by a small gun embrasure. The left return stands to gable height and has a single concrete gun embrasure disguised as a stone window opening, and the right return is more ruinous and has an identical window and embrasure. The rear wall facing the coast is blind apart from a single concrete gun embrasure also disguised as a stone window opening. It has a flat concrete roof. Each embrasure has a recess to take the timber frames of mock windows INTERIOR: a longitudinal red-brick blast wall divides the interior into two, with access to the front of the structure around either end. The roof is of corrugated concrete and the walls are exposed stone. The three large concrete rifle embrasures have concrete shelves serving as elbow rests. Sources Websites CBA report on anti-invasian defences in England, accessed 22-06-2020 from https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/defended_cba_2005/downloads.cfm Defence of Britain Archive CBA 2202, updated 2006, accessed 16-06-2020 from https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/ai_full_r.cfm?refno=7011 Legal This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. | 2020-09-08 | 2020-09-08 | ||||
| 1475725 | Carham Hall And Outbuildings | 1475725 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.313742 55.642442,-2.313811 55.642450,-2.314142 55.642363,-2.314149 55.642368,-2.314220 55.642350,-2.314220 55.642341,-2.314296 55.642324,-2.314247 55.642266,-2.313991 55.642334,-2.314031 55.642386,-2.313954 55.642408,-2.313915 55.642361,-2.313815 55.642388,-2.313747 55.642310,-2.313810 55.642293,-2.313812 55.642302,-2.313856 55.642290,-2.313854 55.642280,-2.313915 55.642264,-2.313851 55.642188,-2.314149 55.642103,-2.314119 55.642069,-2.314092 55.642075,-2.314079 55.642059,-2.314046 55.642066,-2.314035 55.642053,-2.313974 55.642070,-2.313985 55.642084,-2.313804 55.642132,-2.313800 55.642148,-2.313762 55.642154,-2.313754 55.642143,-2.313693 55.642158,-2.313704 55.642170,-2.313655 55.642183,-2.313647 55.642174,-2.313578 55.642191,-2.313569 55.642178,-2.313483 55.642200,-2.313492 55.642212,-2.313450 55.642222,-2.313462 55.642235,-2.313425 55.642244,-2.313414 55.642233,-2.313360 55.642248,-2.313349 55.642262,-2.313284 55.642279,-2.313325 55.642330,-2.313299 55.642337,-2.313348 55.642392,-2.313380 55.642384,-2.313390 55.642394,-2.313424 55.642388,-2.313443 55.642409,-2.313481 55.642400,-2.313453 55.642366,-2.313516 55.642379,-2.313554 55.642370,-2.313560 55.642341,-2.313644 55.642317,-2.313742 55.642442)),((-2.313986 55.642175,-2.314082 55.642296,-2.314263 55.642250,-2.314165 55.642128,-2.313986 55.642175)),((-2.314380 55.642314,-2.314524 55.642277,-2.314500 55.642247,-2.314463 55.642256,-2.314366 55.642141,-2.314264 55.642170,-2.314380 55.642314))) | Amended 1 March 2022 Summary Country house, mid-C19 for Richard Hodgson Huntley, extended and altered in about 1920 to designs of James Bow Dunn. Tudor Revival style with some Jacobethan details. Reasons for Designation Carham Hall, mid-C19 for Richard Hodgson-Huntley, extended about 1920 to designs of James Bow Dunn, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * a good example of an evolved English country house, which compares favourably to numerous other Grade II listedcountry houses in England; * its Tudor Revival design is enlivened by pointed and shaped gables, mullioned windows and multiple tall chimney stacks, which combine to produce a handsome principal elevation; * the accomplished west extension incorporates subtle and elegant detailing, and is a good example of the later work of the significant Scottish architect James Bow Dunn; * there is a range of original interior fixtures and fittings including good quality mid-C19 and early-C20 joinery and plasterwork, and ground floor fireplaces; * the interior decorative cheme incorporates re-used C16 and C18 high-quality elements including C16 linenfold panelling, medallion panels and timber overmantle; * the hierarchy inherent in the mid-C19 household, and continued through to the C20 is well-expressed in its legible plan form and retained fixtures and fittings that identify the function of the spaces. Group value: * it benefits from group value with St Cuthbert?s Church, designed in 1790 by Richard Hodgson of Carham Hall, which retains several C19 and C20 memorials to the memory of former owners and their families, demonstrating a clear historical functional relationship. History There has been speculation as to whether a medieval tower stood on the site of Carham Hall, but there is no firm evidence that this was the case. The estate was purchased in 1745 by Anthony Compton who probably built the three-storey classical house that features in an 1819 engraving by J P Neale. In about 1790 Richard Hodgson of Carham Hall designed the nearby parish church. Carham Hall is depicted on successive county maps of Northumberland (Armstrong (1769), Fryer (1820) and Greenwood (1828)), and in more detail on the Tithe Map of 1843, which also depicts outbuildings in a rear court. After the estate passed to Richard Hodgson Huntley (1812-1877) Carham Hall was rebuilt in its present Tudor Revival form; the architect is not known. While there are conflicting accounts of its exact date of construction, Ordnance Survey (OS) maps are clear that it was built between 1843 and 1860. It is possible that parts of the earlier house and an outbuilding might have been incorporated within this mid-C19 rebuilding. Richard Hodgson-Huntley was Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, and later for Tynemouth and North Shields. He was also a railway promoter and a director of the North British Railway, and was appointed High Sherriff of Northumberland in 1877. His reputation became tarnished somewhat when he resigned from the former for financial impropriety. It has been suggested that further additions were made to the hall in about 1870, but it is unclear what these included, and the OS map revision of 1898 essentially depicts the same footprint as that published in 1862, with only minor modifications. The Scottish architect James Bow Dunn was employed at Carham Hall around about 1913 to 1914, although the purpose of this commission is unclear. In about 1920 a new west wing was constructed to designs of James Bow Dunn when the hall was purchased by the Cayley family. Alterations and additions at the same time included a north porch, stair and stair hall and the installation of much re-used C16 and C17 panelling. Between 1898 and 1920 an elevated service court was added to the rear, and the mid-C19 coach house received a rear stable extension. A pair of bell boards in the servant areas, probably post-dating the 1920 extension, show that the hall comprised ten bedrooms and seven bathrooms, work room, dining room, drawing room, library, school room, business room, a servant?s hall, main hall and stair hall. In 1939 Carham Hall was purchased by Lady Straker-Smith, and we understand that various internal alterations were made. Between 2008 and 2020 the building operated as a residential care homeand saw internal alterations including the insertion of en-suite bathrooms to the west wing and the first floor of the east wing, the insertion of a lift, asbestos fire protection (some of which has been removed) and some fire doors. The former detached rear coach house was also integrated into the main hall by the addition of a narrow link, and its upper floor converted to bedrooms. Since 2020 some soft stripping has taken place including the removal of most radiators and all first and second floor fireplaces. James Bow Dunn (1861-1930) was a significant Scottish architect, articled in 1876 to James Campbell Walker. He travelled in Europe, and around 1885 began working at Edinburgh in the Burgh Engineer's Department. In 1887 he began a private practice and from 1894 to 1903 was in partnership with James Finlay. He was admitted FRIBA in 1905.The earlier part of his career was based firmly on Edinburgh and Scottish commissions; many have been listed and the Grade A listed offices and print works of The Scotsman in Edinburgh (1899-1902; listed building reference LB30143) is considered outstanding. Dunn later established an office in Northumberland and began to specialise in country houses. He is an accomplished and well-regarded architect. Details Country house, mid-C19 for Richard Hodgson-Huntley, extended and altered in about 1920 to designs of James Bow Dunn. Tudor Revival style with some Jacobethan details. MATERIALS: the hall is of close-jointed, coursed buff sandstone with a variety of hammer-dressed finishes, and has local pink sandstone ashlar dressings; the roof is of Westmorland slate. The outbuildings are of random sandstone with Welsh slate roofs and ashlar dressings. PLAN: a linear building situated on the south bank of the River Tweed facing south across the park, with an original main south entrance, and a secondary main north entrance. It comprises a double-depth east range with a spinal corridor separating living accommodation to the south and service areas to the north. An attached west range now extends northwards into the rear coach house. To the rear is a service court including former stables, barn, coachhouse and laundry, entered through a main north entrance. A detached kennels building lies outside to the west. EXTERIOR: the house has an eaves cornice and stone finials to the gabled sections. Windows are mostly stone mullions or mullion and transoms within stone surrounds with integral lintels and sills. Roofs are pitched with kneelers, ridge copings and multiple tall corniced ridge stacks. The mid-C19 part also has a continuous moulded stone band. Window frames are timber to the mid-C19 part and metal-framed to the west wing. The main (south) elevation can be divided into four irregular sections for ease of description, each of two stories plus attics. The most easterly three sections comprise the mid-C19 phase and the most westerly section comprises the early-1920s phase. The easternmost section has a projecting, gabled double-height canted bay window of five lights; the gabled section is chamfered and bears a stone crest. The second section to the left has a Tudor-arched entrance with an overlight, and a projecting gabled bay with double-height bay windows, and an attic window within an elaborate stone surround. The third section has a projecting, gabled double-height central bay with four-light windows to each floor and a stone crest to the apex. The fourth and most westerly section has an end gabled bay with metal-framed four-light windows to each floor, and to the right are three bays with half dormers with ornately carved shaped gables; the most easterly of these is a three-light oriel window; decorative carving is in the form of floral motifs and floral plaques. The right return h0001 | 2022-03-01 | 2021-04-23 | ||||
| 1483329 | Milestone 7 | 1483329 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.790193 54.997119,-1.790214 54.997121,-1.790216 54.997110,-1.790194 54.997108,-1.790193 54.997119))) | Milestone 7 Location Description: Adjacent to the north boundary wall of Thornlea Cottage, Tulip Mews, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, NE15 0DR Summary Military milestone, erected between mid-1751 and 1758 as part of the military road linking Newcastle to Carlisle, built in response to the second Jacobite Rising of 1745. Reasons for Designation This milestone erected between 1751 and 1757, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural Interest: * a rare, well-preserved, early example of a milestone sited in its original location, its simplicity being characteristic of its C18 date and military origins; * it remains fully legible and unusually it only shows distances from one direction i.e. from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Historic interest: * the milestone is illustrative of a major military investment in the defences of the North of England in the mid-C18, in response to the Second Jacobite Rising of 1745. Group value: * it benefits from a strong functional, historical and spatial group value with the contemporary listed Grade II Milestones 11 and 15, which are situated further to the west along the Military Road. History Milestone 7 marks the distance in miles from the west gate of Newcastle upon Tyne to this point along the military road constructed between Newcastle and Carlisle from 1751 to 1757. Known as the Military Road, currently partly reused by the B6318 and the B6528, the need for it was identified by Field Marshall George Wade (1673-1748), following his failure to intercept the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) in November 1745. Wade was at Newcastle when the Jacobites marched from Edinburgh, taking Carlisle on the 15th and moving onwards to reach Manchester by the 23rd. Meanwhile, Wade left Newcastle for Carlisle on the 16th but had been forced to halt at Hexham by poor roads and snow, returning to Newcastle by the 22nd, without ever having made contact with the Jacobites. Although the road is now often associated with him, Wade was not involved in its construction as he died in 1748. The route of the Military Road was surveyed in 1749 and was estimated to cost in the region of #22,450. Following an Act of Parliament in 1751, construction work was contracted-out to two civilian companies, who completed the road in 1757. The first 48km follows the alignment of Hadrian's Wall, with much of the stone used for hardcore being quarried from the historic structure itself, which caused considerable disquiet among antiquarians at the time. The total cost of the road was #22,680, shared by the Cumberland and Northumberland commissioners; this figure included the purchase of land, dry stone boundary walling, stone bridges, the construction of 14 tollhouses, and erection of milestones along the length of the road, in accordance with the Act of Parliament. The original milestones were all slender stone posts and as the principal garrison was housed at Newcastle, the distances marked on them were only given from Newcastle?s west gate. Milestone 7 is sited in its original position on the southern verge of a minor road that was once part of the main A69 between Newcastle and Hexham, until the village was by-passed in the 1970s, and this section of road was closed to through traffic. It is situated within the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site and lies within one of the scheduled areas for Hadrian's Wall. It is shown on the 1864 25-inch Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1860) and is labelled as 'Old Milestone' on the 1897 edition, as it had been superseded by a metal milestone sited on the turnpiked road about 380m to the east on Great Hill, which shows seven miles from the centre of Newcastle. Details Military milestone, erected between mid-1751 and 1758 as part of the military road linking Newcastle to Carlisle, built in response to the second Jacobite Rising of 1745. MATERIALS: sandstone. DESCRIPTION: situated on the southern verge of the Military Road, formerly part of the B6318 and at one time a section of the A67. The stone pillar stands about one metre high and has a narrow rectangular section approximately 30cm by 15cm with a chamfered rounded upper surface. The face has a roughly punched-tooled surface and is inscribed '7' , representing the distance in miles from the west gate of Newcastle upon Tyne to this point in the mid-C18. The rear of the pillar is hidden from view against a garden wall (the garden wall is excluded from the listing). Sources Legal This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. | 2022-12-06 | 2022-12-06 | ||||
| 1486186 | Smokehouse, Craster | 1486186 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.592850 55.472162,-1.592967 55.472268,-1.593046 55.472244,-1.592945 55.472138,-1.592850 55.472162))) | Summary of Building Smokehouse, mid-C19, possibly part converted from an existing building. Reasons for Designation The Smokehouse, Craster, of 1853, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * it is a significant survival of an increasingly rare building type that was once a common feature of C19 coastal towns, but has proved vulnerable to demolition and alteration; * externally it is well-preserved and illustrates key smokehouse features, including its characteristic form of a tall, narrow windowless building with pantiles and roof-top smoke vents; * internally its historic integrity is retained, including the smoke-blackened chambers with wooden racks, which directly illustrate the fish-smoking process; * it compares favourably to listed examples of the building type, including those at Spittal, Whitby and Lowestoft. Historic interest: * a reminder of the once widespread north-east coast herring industry and its commercial significance in a national context. History By the C18 and early C19 Britain had possibly the world's largest fishing industry around its coast. It became a major form of commerce in the north east as cities such as Newcastle and South Shields developed, with markets and small communities thriving as important centres for fishing and fish processing. The low cost of herring made it a staple source of food for the poor and the scale of operations to support this demand was large; during the C19 and early C20, herring yards were found in practically every town and village along the north east coast. A small proportion of fresh fish was sold to local buyers in the daily fish markets while the remainder were pickled, or from the mid-C19 when smoking was introduced to the curing process, smoked, and transported to markets elsewhere. There was a sharp decline of the herring business along the east coast in the 1920s and 1930s causing the bankruptcy of many firms during this period. Craster has long been associated with the fishing and fish curing trades, and curing may well have taken place before the purpose-built yards were created. In the C19 and early C20 several Craster inhabitants were employed in fish-curing yards preparing, pickling and smoking herring or as coopers for the export trade to Europe. Boulmer?s Directory of 1887 lists four fish curers, including William Archbold who was also a grocer and cod liver oil manufacturer, and Robert Grey who was also victualler at the Jolly Fisherman's Inn. The four yards were closely located and lay to either side of Haven Hill including the existing Robson?s Yard ('top' yard) and the 'bottom' yard on the foreshore (demolished). By 1889 it is understood that Messrs Cormack & Son were the main herring curers. Robson's Smokehouse, is thought to have been constructed by the Craster family in 1856. The presence of skew stones on the gable ends of part of the building is usually seen as an early feature in vernacular buildings in Northumberland, and could suggest that this part of the smokehouse was created out of an existing building. The 1:10,560 Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1861 depicts the smokehouse as part of one range of four building ranges placed around a large, central open yard. James William Robson who worked in a kipper yard in Newton moved to Craster at the end of the C19 to work in what was known as the 'bottom' smokehouse for a William Archbold. James Robson subsequently bought the 'top' yard from the Craster family in 1906 and and his son Luke Robson established the business in what became Robson's Smokehouse. The smokehouse has remained in the same family to the present day, and the kippers are produced in the traditional way. Herring are hung on tenter hooks and placed in the smoke rooms for 16 hours where they are smoked by fires on the ground below of whitewood shavings and oak sawdust. The roof and vents have been renewed over the years, as have the doors to the smoke rooms. Details Smokehouse, mid-C19, possibly part converted from an existing building. MATERIALS: locally quarried whin stone with roughly cut dressings in the same stone; pantile roof covering; timber slats vents. PLAN: rectangular, divided internally into two double and one triple smoke rooms with a fuel store to the left end. EXTERIOR: stone-built full-height building beneath pitched roofs of pantiles with smoke vents. The elevation facing the main road is of at least two phases: the right end comprises a tall, narrow building with a rubble plinth, a steeply-pitched roof and rough quoins to both ends. It has a pair of upper small window openings with crude stone lintels and sills and simple timber frames; one window is timber slatted and the other has a fixed upper pane and a louvered lower pane. There is a single timber smoke vent to either pitch with timber slats to the front. The right return is blind with reverse crow stepped gable or skew stones, and the left return also has skew stones. Attached to the left gable there is a slightly set back later addition with a shallower pitched roof and a full-length, upstanding timber slatted ridge vent; the latter has a pair of openings with timber boarded fronts. This part of the building appears to be secondary and given the difference in stonework between the lower and upper parts, the building may have been raised upon an existing stone yard enclosure wall. The rear elevation is obscured by later ranges. INTERIOR: within the later rear ranges, the lower part of the rear wall of the smokehouse is visible, pierced by several openings, all with replaced timber doors. The doors open into one triple and two double smoke rooms, with smoke blackened interiors. The timber smoking racks known locally as 'lungs' onto which the herring are hung during the smoking process are retained. The left smoke room is now used as a fuel store. Selected Sources Books and journals Linsley, S, Ports and Harbours of Northumberland, (2005) Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Northumberland, (1992), 248 Websites L Robson and Sons business website, accessed 04-05-2023 from https://www.kipper.co.uk/ Website of the Craster Local History Group, accessed 27-04-2023 from http://www.crasterhistory.org.uk/Walks/Robsons%20Smokehouse/Robsons%20Smokehouse.html | 2023-11-10 | 2023-11-10 | ||||
| 1486198 | Coast Defence Chain Home Low Radar Station, Craster | 1486198 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.598599 55.476854,-1.598629 55.476902,-1.598825 55.476862,-1.598795 55.476813,-1.598599 55.476854)),((-1.598712 55.476652,-1.598695 55.476656,-1.598704 55.476670,-1.598819 55.476650,-1.598808 55.476631,-1.598778 55.476635,-1.598758 55.476593,-1.598688 55.476607,-1.598712 55.476652))) | Summary Second World War Chain Home Low Radar Station, 1941. Reasons for Designation Chain Home Low Radar Station, Craster, erected in 1941, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * a substantially intact radar station that retains its two principal buildings, including the gantry base, which allows a clear understanding of how the site functioned; * as a good example of the type of small coastal radar station erected in 1941 to detect surface shipping; * the buildings retain their original plan-forms, legible room functions, and surviving fittings, such as a generator bed to the powerhouse, cable ducting and witness marks to the walls of the TXRX building, and evidence of power transmission; * the site components reflect the importance of a backup power source in ensuring an uninterrupted radar service during the Second World War. Historic interest: * a physical manifestation of war time tensions and fears, and the need for a national defence system, which resulted in the construction of a chain of radar stations to protect Britain's coast; * the Chain Home stations provided early warning of German aerial attacks, playing a crucial role in the air defence of the country during the Battle of Britain and changing the course of the Second World War. History The introduction of the aircraft as an offensive weapon provided the rationale for strategic air defence systems adopted by Britain from the early 1920s. These systems initially involved early warning, based on the visual spotting and tracking of aircraft, but developed through acoustic detection devices to radar. The principles behind radar were widely recognised by the 1930s, but British technicians were the first to translate the science - that an electromagnetic pulse reflected from an object betrays that objects position to a receiver - into a practical means of defence. Following experimental work at Orfordness and Bawdsey Research Station in Suffolk, radar developed through the initial Home Chain, a small group of stations in the extreme south-east of the country, to Chain Home Low (CHL) stations which filled gaps in low-looking cover left by the original technology. A further addition in 1941 was Coast Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL), a low-cover coastal radar designed to detect surface shipping. Radar stations were designed for raid reporting, passing information to a central operations room which in turn directed fighters to intercept enemy aircraft. This system was to prove vital during the Battle of Britain and radar was constantly evolving and also played a significant role in alerting and deploying night fighters during the Blitz of 1940-41. Range and accuracy improved during the war and aided Fighter Command in their offensive sweeps over occupied Europe from 1943. Many radar stations were reused during the Cold War period for Rotor, a later development of wartime radar. Documentary research indicates that the radar station at Craster was built in late 1941 as a CD/CHL station, and it continued in operation until July 1944. The site comprised a Transmitter and Receiver (TXRX) block and a stand-by set-house or power-house to provide an emergency power supply for the TR block. Accommodation and service buildings (nissan huts) were situated on the inland side of the heugh, and wider protection was provided by a series of gun posts, some predating the establishment of the radar site. The perimeter of the compound was defined by a series of barbed wire entanglements. The facility would have been powered by a mains electricity supply, which in this case might have been provided from the village via underground cables. The site was normally operated by one Non Commissioned Officer, and 12 Other Ranks, in three watches of four men plus, who were Coast Observer Detachments. In addition there were two cooks and nine guards. The station reported plots and observations to the Commander Fixed Defences (CFD) Tyne. Subsequently, accommodation and service blocks were used to house Italian Prisoners of War until 1947. By 1964 the site had been largely cleared leaving only the operational and generator building standing. Details Second World War Chain Home Low Radar Station, 1941. MATERIALS: shuttered reinforced concrete. PLAN: situated on top of a whinstone escarpment which slopes gently down to the sea from a high point about 150m from the shore. There are two buildings: a rectangular transmit and receive block (TXRX), and set about 25m to the south is an irregular T-shaped stand-by generator. TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER BLOCK: situated on the highest point of the escarpment, roughly oriented east-west, standing about 3m high allowing the former aerial array a clear sweep of the coastline. EXTERIOR: There are four window openings in the south side, one in the east and west sides, and two in the north side; doorways are placed in the west and north sides. The window openings are all of standard size, and have lost their original blast shutters, although shutter brackets are retained to the insides. The east end of the building has a pair of concrete piers to its north and south walls. The metal frames of the former double blast door remain in situ, and a single door to the west entrance and north entrance remains. To all but the north wall there are small regularly-spaced rectangular ventilation openings. A pair of bolts in the east wall are interpreted as fixings for ladder access to the roof; the flat roof slightly extends beyond the external walls and fragments of its bitumous waterproof membrane remain. The top of the roof retains four rectangular metal plates with fixing bolts, that formed the footings for the timber and steel gantry that formerly supported the aerial array. There is evidence of the transmission of power from the room below to the roof, seen in a small, square brick chimney, concrete rendered, encasing a ceramic pipe that would have housed the turning mechanism for this transmission. INTERIOR: three compartments comprising two small end rooms flanking a larger central plotting room; the west room housed the telephones and the east housed the CHL transmitter. The end rooms are each linked to the plotting room by a doorway that retain the runners of a sliding door. The original interior paintwork remains, brown to the lower walls and cream to the upper walls and ceiling, the latter over a layer of cork chippings for noise reduction and insulation. There are no fixtures and fittings, but the positions of various pieces of equipment are legible through the remains of vertical cable housing within the walls and cable ducting within the concrete floor, and gaps in the interior paintwork forming witness marks. A concrete step up to the east window of the east room suggests this room also functioned as an observation post. The south-west corner of the building cables and wooden battens indicate the point at which the power entered the building. There is various post-war graffiti including a fishing smack of 1940s/50s style. STAND BY SET HOUSE: an irregular T-shaped building which also stands about 3m high, with a roof that slightly extends beyond the external walls. EXTERIOR: it has a concrete plinth, and is windowless, but there are vents in the walls of the generator room, four to each long wall and two to the south wall. There are two entrances of different sizes in the north wall allowing for the movement of machinery and the provision of light. Attached to the west wall is a rectangular brick and concrete sump that functioned as a wastewater drain from the water-cooled generator. INTERIOR: two compartments comprising a south generator room, and an annexe/fuel store attached to the north. The generator room retains an in-situ, concrete generator bed, set slightly off-centre, which has original fixing bolts and a water sump; a sawn-off metal exhaust pipe is embedded in the south wall of the room. An entrance between the generator room and the annexe retains much of the wooden door frame. Sources Books and journals Dobinson, C, Twentieth Century Fortific0001 | 2023-10-17 | 2023-10-17 | ||||
| 1041252 | Bridge, Terrace Wall And Gateway South And South East Of Eslington Park | 1041252 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.932256 55.402989,-1.932241 55.402994,-1.932239 55.403004,-1.932262 55.403008,-1.932351 55.402978,-1.932368 55.402994,-1.932387 55.402995,-1.933695 55.402538,-1.933702 55.402528,-1.933658 55.402484,-1.933664 55.402459,-1.933707 55.402427,-1.934200 55.402250,-1.934279 55.402265,-1.934324 55.402307,-1.934341 55.402309,-1.935253 55.401998,-1.935344 55.401941,-1.935485 55.401794,-1.935508 55.401752,-1.935518 55.401712,-1.935518 55.401642,-1.935505 55.401544,-1.935514 55.401539,-1.935513 55.401531,-1.935558 55.401519,-1.935575 55.401524,-1.935588 55.401514,-1.935333 55.401263,-1.935312 55.401260,-1.935220 55.401294,-1.935217 55.401306,-1.935447 55.401494,-1.935480 55.401531,-1.935472 55.401540,-1.935488 55.401675,-1.935483 55.401729,-1.935468 55.401767,-1.935361 55.401891,-1.935270 55.401965,-1.935155 55.402013,-1.934341 55.402288,-1.934298 55.402250,-1.934212 55.402231,-1.934185 55.402234,-1.933678 55.402417,-1.933634 55.402452,-1.933626 55.402485,-1.933665 55.402527,-1.932384 55.402974,-1.932365 55.402958,-1.932351 55.402957,-1.932256 55.402989))) | WHITTINGHAM ESLINGTON PARK NU 01 SW 9/111 Bridge, terrace wall and gateway south and south east of Eslington Park GV II Bridge with approach walls, terrace retaining wall, gatepiers and gates. 1850, 1855 and 1872 for Lord Ravensworth. Ashlar, rock-faced stone and cast iron. Bridge: south-west of house. 1872. Rock-faced stone approach walls, curved in plan with square corniced end piers; north finials of combined urn and obelisk shape possibly C17 re-used. Single-span bridge on 2 segmental iron arches. Solid, panelled cast-iron parapet. 4 square stone corniced end piers with similar finials. Terrace retaining wall, 1850, stretches about 150 yards in front of the house with a large canted projection immediately south of centre of house. About 6 ft. high with rusticated corniced piers every 20 yards. Flat coping with moulded edges. Gateway, in centre of canted projection, dated 1855. Approached from south by ramp with similar retaining walls. Rock-faced rusticated bases to tall, panelled, corniced piers with large urn finials. Contemporary cast-iron gates having spearhead standards and dog bars. | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041253 | Gateway To High Green Circa 60 Yards North Of Eslington Park | 1041253 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.935355 55.403086,-1.935405 55.403177,-1.935469 55.403167,-1.935418 55.403075,-1.935355 55.403086))) | WHITTINCHAM WHITTINGHAM NU 01 SW 9/113 Gateway- to high green c.60 yards north of Eslington Park GV II Gatepiers and gate. Mid C19. Ashlar and wrought iron. Tall rusticated corniced piers with ball finials on elongated cushion bases. Gate has 3 stages. Bottom stage is a trellis, then half-rail with square spearhead standards; top rail with round palmette standards. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041254 | Kitchen Garden, Cottage And Cartshed Circa 60 Yards North Of Eslington Park | 1041254 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.934675 55.404127,-1.934680 55.404141,-1.933527 55.404386,-1.933517 55.404396,-1.933542 55.404402,-1.934713 55.404151,-1.934705 55.404121,-1.934676 55.404084,-1.936239 55.403789,-1.936250 55.403775,-1.935947 55.403256,-1.935897 55.403185,-1.935879 55.403179,-1.933363 55.404032,-1.933370 55.404041,-1.933387 55.404041,-1.933683 55.403945,-1.935874 55.403201,-1.935983 55.403374,-1.936213 55.403772,-1.934644 55.404072,-1.934641 55.404081,-1.934675 55.404127))) | WHITTINGHAM ESLINGTON PARK NU 01 SW 9/114 Kitchen garden, cottage and cartshed c.60 yards north of Eslington Park GV II Kitchen garden walls, gateways and gates, greenhouses, cottage and cartshed. 1874 incorporating earlier fabric. Brick and random rubble with ashlar dressings. Cast-iron gate. Large walled garden with principal entry in long, 10 ft. high brick wall on south side. Gateway, dated 1874 with Ravensworth crest in panel above 4-centred- arched entry. Castellated parapet with pepper-pot finials. Gate has spearhead standards. North and west walls are of stone and in part much older. In the north wall a Tudor doorway with hoodmould. Lean-to greenhouses of 1911. In south west corner, gardener's cottage and cartshed. 2 bay cottage with boarded door and 2-light mullioned window. Diamond-paned window in gable end. Attached to rear a 3-bay cartshed with square piers. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041255 | The Lady's Bridge | 1041255 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.924219 55.403466,-1.924133 55.403474,-1.924182 55.403551,-1.924195 55.403617,-1.924282 55.403607,-1.924243 55.403513,-1.924219 55.403466))) | WHITTINGHAM ESLINGTON PARK NU 01 SW 9/117 The Lady's Bridge II Bridge. Early C18. Ashlar. Humped-backed bridge with single segmental arch. Plain parapet, with chamfered coping, splayed out at each end. Originally the entrance bridge to Eslington Park (q.v.). Subject of a woodcut by Thomas Bewick. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041256 | Village Pant Or Well | 1041256 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.891186 55.400664,-1.891191 55.400666,-1.891197 55.400662,-1.891188 55.400659,-1.891186 55.400664))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO CALLALY NU 0611-0711 (North side) Whittingham Village 25/121 Village pant or well GV II Pant or well. 1865 for Baron Ravensworth. Ashlar. Square corniced rusticated column with domed top which has recently (1985) lost its ballfinial. Inscribed on east side: May this purefount perpetual streams supply To every thirsty soul that passes by, And may its crystal waters ever run Unchanged by winter's frost or summers sun. Not working at time of survey. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041257 | Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041257 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896900 55.401476,-1.896927 55.401515,-1.897015 55.401495,-1.896987 55.401452,-1.897158 55.401414,-1.897128 55.401369,-1.897167 55.401360,-1.897137 55.401317,-1.897092 55.401328,-1.897071 55.401297,-1.897003 55.401312,-1.896981 55.401280,-1.896918 55.401294,-1.896940 55.401324,-1.896901 55.401333,-1.896875 55.401296,-1.896790 55.401315,-1.896835 55.401381,-1.896676 55.401413,-1.896711 55.401466,-1.896800 55.401447,-1.896831 55.401491,-1.896900 55.401476))) | Parish church. Saxon, C12 and C13 remains. Chancel rebuilt c. 1725. Extensievly rebuilt 1840 by John Green for the Rev. Goodenough. Chancel extended and gothicized 1871 by F.R. Wilson. Vestry added 1906. Squared stone and ashlar. Welsh slate roof. South porch has stone stone slate roof. West tower, 3-bay nave with aisles, south porch, transepts, chancel and north vestry. Lower stage of tower and west end of nave are Saxon with clear long-and-short quoins. Upper part of tower demolished 1840 and replaced in battlemented Early-English style. Lower part of aisle walls have C12 or c13 masonry. C14 window with cusped head in west end of south aisle. One north aisle window with intersecting tracery is partly original C14. Other windows, in similar style of 1840. South porch has pointed arch on plain imposts. C18 sundial on gable. Pointed tunnel vault inside with 2 chamfered transverse ribs. Transepts have some C13 masonry in lower courses, largely rebuilt 1840 but in north transept one original window, with intersecting tracery, now opens into the vestry. 3-bay chancel has Geometric tracery. Interior: High round-headed Saxon tower arch wiyth unmoulded imposts. In north-east corner of nave part of blocked arch, probably C11. South arcade C13 with octagonal piers and moulded capitals: double-chamfered pointed arches with dripstones rising from discs with rosettes. Eastern pier has some large dogtooth at the springing of the arch, Western pier has broaches, responds have leafy carving. North arcade is 1840 replacement of C12 arcade and is an exact copy of south arcade. Chancel arch has c13 responds and arch of 1871. Door into vestry possibly re-used priest's door with 4-centred head and continuous chamfer. C13 or C14 piscina in south transept. Altar rails, choir stalls and pulpit buy Hicks and Charleswood, probably of 1906. East window has good unsigned glass of 1880. 6 hatchments to members of Ravensworth family. Marble wall monument by Craigs, in north transept, to Reginald Goodenough, killed at Sebastapol; military emblems above the inscription. | 1953-10-21 | 1953-10-21 | ||||
| 1041258 | Swanson And Archbold Headstone Circa 12 Yards North East Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041258 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896644 55.401536,-1.896649 55.401541,-1.896659 55.401537,-1.896653 55.401532,-1.896644 55.401536))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 01 SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/127 Swanson and Archbold headstone c.12 yards north-east of Church of St. Bathololmew GV II Headstone. On one side Mathew Swanson 1783. On the other John Archbold 1750. Small sandstone tablet c. 2 ft. 6 inches high with high domed top. Above John Archbold a well-carved angel. Above Matthew Swanson, memento mori. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041259 | Headstone Circa 15 Yards East Of Church Of St. Bartholomew | 1041259 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896477 55.401455,-1.896482 55.401460,-1.896491 55.401457,-1.896489 55.401452,-1.896477 55.401455))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU O1SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/129 Headstone c.15 yards east of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Headstone. Early-mid C18. Worn inscription. Elaborate rustic Baroque sandstone tablet c. 3 ft. high with swan-neck pedimented top, framing angel with swags. Below are-pilasters and skull and bones. Inscribed Hora Fugit. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041260 | Todd Headstone Circa 3 Yards East Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041260 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896661 55.401442,-1.896670 55.401446,-1.896674 55.401441,-1.896663 55.401439,-1.896661 55.401442))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 01 SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/130 Todd headstone c.3 yards east of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Headstone. Mid C18 to Edward Todd. Sandstone. Small tablet with arched top bearing angel's head on one side and skull and crossbones on the reverse. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041261 | Moody Headstone Circa 3 Yards South Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041261 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896684 55.401393,-1.896692 55.401397,-1.896697 55.401391,-1.896688 55.401389,-1.896684 55.401393))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 01 SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/132 Moody headstone c.3 yards south of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Headstone. Early-mid C18 to Moody. Sandstone tablet c. 2 ft. high with scrolled pedimented top framing wings and rosette. On the reverse, extremely high relief carving of angels above and skull below. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041262 | Foggan Headstone Circa 10 Yards South Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041262 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896760 55.401329,-1.896768 55.401335,-1.896777 55.401331,-1.896771 55.401325,-1.896760 55.401329))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 01 SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/134 Foggan headstone c.10 yards south of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Headstone to James Foggan of Shawdon. 1729. Sandstone tablet c 2 ft. high with scrolled pedimented top framing angel, sandtimer and bones. Inscription framed by fluted pilasters. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041263 | Headstone Circa 2 Yards South Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041263 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.896853 55.401288,-1.896849 55.401295,-1.896861 55.401293,-1.896858 55.401288,-1.896853 55.401288))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 01 SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/136 Headstone c.2 yards south of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Headstone. Early-mid C18. Inscripton worn. Sandstone. Elaborate rustic Baroque tablet c. 3 ft. high with scrolled pedimented top framing angel. Pulvinated frieze below, and raised concave panel for inscription framed by curved pilasters. Equally elaborate memento mori on reverse. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041264 | Vardy Headstone Circa 15 Yards West Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041264 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.897339 55.401394,-1.897342 55.401398,-1.897350 55.401396,-1.897346 55.401391,-1.897339 55.401394))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU O.I SE (North side) Whittingham Village 10/140 Vardy headstone c.15 yards west of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Headstone. 1734 to Margaret Vardy and later dates. Sandstone tablet c. 3 ft. high with arched top carved with angel. Well-carved memento mori on reverse. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041265 | Fountain Circa 30 Yards South Of Church Of St Bartholomew | 1041265 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.897149 55.401023,-1.897164 55.401034,-1.897180 55.401026,-1.897170 55.401016,-1.897149 55.401023))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 0611-0711 (South side) Whittingham Village 25/143 Fountain c.30 yards south of Church of St. Bartholomew GV II Fountain. 1874. Sandstone ashlar, marble and ceramic tiles. Gothic style. Square base with pointed-arched panels on each side. On east side an attached octagonal stone basin and above it, a lion's head containing the water spout. On the north side a copper plate inscribed with the many virtues of Elizabeth Ann, wife of the Rev. Goodenough. Square central stage has elaborate cusped openings under gablets with short marble colonettes at the corners. In the openings ceramic tiles incised with ladies' heads and doves. Stone octagonal steeple top with foliage and ball finial. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041266 | West End Cottage | 1041266 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.897760 55.401054,-1.897915 55.401062,-1.897922 55.401017,-1.897770 55.401009,-1.897760 55.401054))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO ESLINGTON NU 0611-0711 (South side) Whittingham Village 25/145 West End Cottage GV II House. Mid C18. Brick in irregular, but mainly stretcher bond. Pantiled roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Lobby-entry plan. C20 panelled door with flat arch. 4-pane sash windows also with flat arches. Steeply-pitched gabled roof with tumbled-in brickwork exposed on right. Renewed brick end and ridge stacks. Interior has old oak beams and original roof timbers with collar beams, and principal rafters dying into the wall face. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041267 | Clavering Memorial 1 Yard South Of Church Of St Mary | 1041267 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.891298 55.414194,-1.891343 55.414261,-1.891603 55.414204,-1.891534 55.414104,-1.891413 55.414130,-1.891437 55.414164,-1.891298 55.414194))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO GLANTON NU 01 SE 10/149 Clavering memorial 1 yard south of Church of St. Mary GV II Memorial cross. 1881. Probably by Dunn and Hanson to Edward John Clavering of Callaly Castle. Sandstone. Large square base with multi-moulded sides and long inscription in Gothic lettering. Lower stage of cross octagonal, rising to Celtic-style wheel head on square shaft. The face of the cross and shaft are elaborately carved with religious symbols, angels etc., and floral panels. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041268 | Bridge Over River Aln | 1041268 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.891170 55.401525,-1.891089 55.401542,-1.891237 55.401731,-1.891312 55.401704,-1.891283 55.401679,-1.891170 55.401525))) | WHITTINGHAM ROAD TO GLANTON NU 0611-0711 Whittingham Village 25/152 Bridge over River Aln GV II Bridge. Early C19. Ashlar. 4 segmental arches. Band at base of plain parapet. Rounded coping. Short stretches of concave walling widen the bridge at each end and terminate in oblong piers with domed caps. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 | ||||
| 1041269 | Lanehead And Attached Stables | 1041269 | MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.880266 55.397165,-1.880295 55.397191,-1.880326 55.397180,-1.880320 55.397173,-1.880546 55.397093,-1.880563 55.397110,-1.880704 55.397060,-1.880633 55.396996,-1.880235 55.397137,-1.880266 55.397165))) | WHITTINGHAM WHITTINGHAM LANE NU 0611-0711 25/154 Lanehead and attached - stables - II House and attached stables. Early-mid C18 and early C19. Squared stone with pantiled roofs and old brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 3 bays with 5-bay single-storey cartshed and stable attached to right. 4-panel door in central gabled porch. 12-pane sashes on ground floor. 1st floor has 9-pane sashes in outer bays and 16-pane sash above door. Steeply-pitched roof, catslide to rear, with end stacks and reverse stepped gables. Walls 3 ft thick. Attached stables have wide opening to cartshed on left. To right 2 doorways to stables and 2 windows. All openings lack their carpentry. , | 1986-09-03 | 1986-09-03 |
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