Marley Hill, School House

HER Number

12036

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Marley Hill, School House

Place

Marley Hill

Map Sheet

NZ25NW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School House

Site Type: Specific

School House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Built in 1875. A detached symmetrical stone double-fronted house with water tabling to the gable, ashlar chimneys and a slate roof. It is reminiscent of a Northumbrian farmhouse.

Easting

420220

Northing

557970

Grid Reference

NZ420220557970

Sources

Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Marley Hill Conservation Area, p 36