7 Vicarage Street

HER Number

13366

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

7 Vicarage Street

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Robert Westall (1929-1993) was born here. He was a teacher, but his first published book 'The Machine Gunners' of 1975 won the Carnegie Medal. He wrote many other novels, often on the theme of war or the supernatural, and many reference places in North Shields.

Easting

435180

Northing

567970

Grid Reference

NZ435180567970

Sources

North Tyneside Council and Nexus, North Shields Heritage Trail, board 16 'Famous Sons & Daughters'; http://openplaques.org/plaques/10781