Garden Street, Blaydon House

Garden Street, Blaydon House

HER Number
7486
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Garden Street, Blaydon House
Place
Blaydon
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Early 19th century? Stone, 2 storeys, 3 windows. Doorway with pediment. Stone string courses. Recent bay to left of door. Western 1 window annexe has had extra storey added.DATES 18th century? ADDITIONAL INFORMATION From 1846 until at least 1894 the house was lived in by Philip Brown MD, doctor and surgeon. His practice covered a broad area and he was also employed by Joseph Cowen’s brickworks and the Poor Law Guardians, amongst others. LOCAL LIST
Easting
418330
Northing
563390
Grid Reference
NZ418330563390
Sources
Gateshead Council Local List Fact Sheet X20/LL/108; Tyne and Wear Archives, Administrative History of Collection DX939; William Whelan, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2018, Garden St, Blaydon - Archaeological Assessment