South Benwell Farm
South Benwell Farm
HER Number
6359
District
Newcastle
Site Name
South Benwell Farm
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map. Farm either incorporates or replaces the former colliery stables (HER 16446). The farm dates to the 1850s. The Post Office Directory of 1858 names Robert Gibson as a farmer at Low Benwell; Ward's 1890 Directory names Joseph Robinson as a farmer at South Benwell and Ward's 1898 Directory names James Armstrong as manager of South Benwell Farm. The farm was demolished in the late 19th century and was covered by terraced housing until the 1980s.
Easting
421700
Northing
563670
Grid Reference
NZ421700563670
Sources
1st edition Ordnance Survey map; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Land at Buddle Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment