Bygate Road, Garden Cottage
Bygate Road, Garden Cottage
HER Number
5874
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Bygate Road, Garden Cottage
Place
Monkseaton
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Small stone cottage. During the 1840s it was known as "Ramsay's Fort" because the owner, Robert Ramsay, was supposed to have two imitation cannons on the roof, with the intention of "frightening away the French should they ever invade".
Easting
434446
Northing
571883
Grid Reference
NZ434446571883
Sources
<< HER 5874 >> C. W. Steel, 2000, Images of England - Monkseaton and Hillheads, p 25
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850