Red House Farmhouse
Red House Farmhouse
HER Number
5678
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Red House Farmhouse
Place
Fawdon
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
Site Type: Specific
Farmhouse
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
18th century farmhouse, possibly with earlier sections and with later additions. Red-brown brick with rubble sandstone rear. Welsh slate roof with stone copings and ridge chimneys. 2-storey with 2-storey cross wing of two builds, the rear part substantially 19th century. Interior - a kitchen range made by Moffatts of Gateshead. Moffatts were furnishing ironmongers and ironware wholesalers, first mentioned in trade directories in 1879 at their premises at 2 Bottle Bank. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
422580
Northing
569660
Grid Reference
NZ422580569660
Sources
<< HER 5678 >> Pers. Comm. I. Ayris, 1987
Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special … Interest, Aug-15
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2000, Red House Farm, Fawdon, Archaeological Assessment
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Red House Farm, Fawdon, Archaeological Evaluation, listed building 8/15
Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special … Interest, Aug-15
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2000, Red House Farm, Fawdon, Archaeological Assessment
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Red House Farm, Fawdon, Archaeological Evaluation, listed building 8/15