On this day in history 07041842 on this day in 1842, james renforth, a famous tyneside professional oarsmen, was born in newcastle, but he spent much of his childhood in pipewellgate, gateshead. North dene house apartments are now available for sale with prices starting from. The first gateshead board of guardians meeting took place in the justice room of the goat inn, bottle bank, on 14th december, 1836. Property details for 16 whinney park durham road gateshead. Whinney house was built in the 1860s for the coal owning brothers john and edward joicey. My thanks to james pasby for bringing this outofprint book to my attention. Department of national heritage, list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, 1075. Bensham is a suburban area in the metropolitan borough of gateshead, tyne and wear, north east england bensham has a mixture of homes. Winney house hospital is a grade ii listed building in low fell, gateshead, england. Until the early 1960s, the locally listed building served as an annexe to gateshead grammar school and later as part of gateshead college.
Bensham general hospital gateshead union workhouse nz 247 612 102343. History of gateshead pubs delved into by historian john. Yosef haim simchon profile free company director check. Pitmans pay gateshead history, felling history, low fell. Pipewellgate tyne bridges at gateshead views of newcastle gateshead gateshead pubs nicknames gateshead to low fell daniel defoe book by whelan 1856 gateshead 1833 to 1866 railways derivation of gateshead as a place name heworth early history of the felling derivation of the felling as a place name flaming brand of the felling windy nookhigh. Once described as a dark, spongy moor, gateshead fell existed in some form for almost nine hundred years before it was enclosed in 1809 and divided into a number of villages, notably sheriff hill, low fell and. Rivka herskowitz profile free company director check. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
Low fell red cross hospital opened in 1915 at whinney house off durham road, low fell, gateshead and was staffed by the 1st durham v. Rivka herskowitz has been working at whinney house limited since 15 august 2000, currently, heshe works on the position of a director housewife. In what was clearly a labour of love he visited 25 of the surviving pubs to gather tales from their past. Yosef haim simchon worked in whinney house limited as a student. Milne in honor of winnie the pooh day, we looked at author a. Church of st helen, gateshead 1248532 historic england. The court of durham exhibited all the appendages of royalty. Deep paired brackets below low pitched hipped slate roof. The az history of gateshead is revealed in a new book. Lumley 1932 history of low fell by madeline hope dodds 1966 history of gateshead by frank w. Ian ayris, peter jubb, steve palmer and paul usherwood, 1996, a guide to the public monuments and sculpture of tyne and wear, p 44. Boldmere house, faraday avenue, hams hall distribution park, coleshill, birmingham.
Buy gateshead s grand houses by brack, sandra, gateshead local history society isbn. Gateshead, durham road, whinney house hospital, fountain. Richard was the eldest son of the historian the rev john hodgson, who in 1817 began work on his major history of northumberland. The dotty house gifts for every occasion all under one roof. John, former manager of gateshead councils local history service, lives in ryton. Two storeys in main block and in slightly later south extensions of similar materials but plainer. Registered in england 06557400, company vat number 5 5978 79. It is one of 114 villas which have been researched by sandra with help from members of gateshead local history society, of which she is secretary. The bensham railway station operated here from its opening in 1868 to its closure in 1954 community. The mansion had been taken over by the jesuits in 19 and was and was renamed st. We are delighted that miller homes is breathing new life into one of the boroughs lesserknown cultural assets. The collection, its said, forms a unique social and political history of gateshead, its people and its surroundings. Many years ago durham county council, for instance, had a policy of what they called category d villages this is a long time back and a category d village was basically a village which was doomed. House of commons examination of witnesses questions 1 19, monday 10 november 2003 q10 chairman.
Music and movement was one such programme and all over the country in school halls, children could be found leaping and stretching to the commands on the radio. North dene house is an important part of gateshead s history and heritage and a fine looking building. The school broadcasting council for the united kingdom had been set up in 1947 and the wireless or radio played a great part in the education of school children in the 1960s. After his death in 1885, the house passed to coal owner joseph thompson. Whinney house hospital, low fell 1919 this is gateshead. Our best selling range of personalised canvases for children make a thoughtful, special new baby gift and are perfect for christenings and baptisms. It was located on the immediate border of the town of gateshead, 2. The orangery is a single storey dwelling to the ground floor which boasts two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, two parking bays and its own garden. A short history of st gabriels time as a war hospital was included in a booklet written in 1938 to celebrate the churchs silver jubilee, and is reproduced here. New life is to be breathed into desres homes from the. Project is giving towns old houses a new lease of life. Gateshead libraries, gateshead central library, prince. Grand italianate villa of ashlar, narrowly coursed and with rusticated quoins, roll moulded plinth and eaves entablature.
The new union inherited five existing workhouses from its member townships and it was initially decided to retain those at gateshead and heworth and sell off the others at swalwell, winlaton, and ryton woodside. Winney house hospital, gateshead 1248548 historic england. Page 18 surrounded by his officers of state, or marching at the head of his troops, in peace or in war, he appeared as the military chief of a powerful and independent franchise. Books to enjoy general history of gateshead vestiges of old newcastle and gateshead by j. This property is located at 7 whinney house, durham road, gateshead ne9 5ez. It was an inconvenient name as there is a fountain terrace in gateshead, and another fountain house in bensham. Welcome to the dotty house, your one stop shop for original, perfect gifts for every occasion. Enfield house, the first of the big houses on the west side.
Low fell, durham road, whinney house, the lodge details. Whiteleas hospital whiteleas smallpox hospital nz 364 630 102329. An extensive list of war hospitals can be found on the british red cross website. Gateshead fell was a district in county durham, england. Low fell on the edge of gateshead was following the template of suburbs like newcastles benwell, with its big houses for the wealthy. Renforth became the world sculling champion in 1868, but tragically died at the age of 29 whilst in canada for a competition. Gateshead s photograph collection includes over 10,000 images of the gateshead borough from the 1860s onwards. Gateshead villa built in the 19th century to be turned. The rest of gateshead, apart from sheriff hill, was given over to agriculture although industry was beginning to make its mark along the south shore and coalmines were scattered throughout the area. History of low fell gateshead history, felling history. A milnes life and how his little childrens book changed his. Whinney house, low fell, gateshead, tyne and wear, ne9.
Company overview for whinney house limited 03949393 filing history for whinney house limited 03949393 people for whinney house limited 03949393. Rare unique two bedroom stylish executive apartment within the imposing grade 11 listed whinney house, set within the very heart of low fell. The red house, to the south of north dene, was built later than the other big houses. How a new highway set low fell on the road to riches. Parish church to new parish formed out of st johns.
Property details for 7 whinney house durham road gateshead. If you had made your money in the middle of newcastle or gateshead or along the industrial banks of. Whinney house above left this was built around 1836 for the joicey family, and was the largest house built in low fell. A short history of gateshead chapter three durham genealogy. Enfield house was pulled down and the rest of the estate is covered by gateshead technical college, now gateshead college. Whinney house limited 15 august 2000 26 april 2006. A short history of gateshead chapter three, durham. Whinney house hospital,durham rd,low fell, gateshead.
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