Whickham House

Whickham House

HER Number
11926
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Whickham House
Place
Whickham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Country House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Whickham House is shown on the Ordnance Survey first edition map as a large building with further buildings forming a courtyard to the west and south, and a separate row of six houses to the immediate east. These had been demolished by the time of the second edition map and the site incorporated into the gardens of Whickham House. The name of the house is shown as Whickham Chase on the third edition map. The house was demolished following World War II but the outbuildings were retained.
The stable block, which was located to the southwest of the house, is built of dressed sandstone with sandstone window surrounds to the front, and coursed sandstone rubble to the rear, with a slate roof, and has been subject to vandalism and fire.
Easting
420920
Northing
561220
Grid Reference
NZ420920561220
Sources
Gateshead Council, April 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Whickham Conservation Area, pp 4-8