Westoe Village, Chapel House

Westoe Village, Chapel House

HER Number
8096
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Westoe Village, Chapel House
Place
Westoe
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Villa
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Chapel House was listed Grade II in 1983 with the following description:
'Circa 1808. Red brick, with stone dressings and slate roof. Four bays, 2 storeys and attic. All windows re-glazed. The main house has 2 bay windows rising through the 2 storeys. Between them is the entrance, framed by a very good stone Tuscan doorcase, with attached columns and open pediment. Good fanlight. The 2 east bays are set back a little from the main house. Continuous stone sill at first floor. A band of unglazed buff, red, white and black tiles forms a first floor string course. On or near the site of a mediaeval chapel. This house replaces a mid C18 one. See "A History of Westoe" 1964 by A C Flagg.'
The building has a blue plaque commemorating Amy Flagg, a Second World War photographer and local historian, who had lived there.
Easting
437220
Northing
566040
Grid Reference
NZ437220566040
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 9/83; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1232334; https://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/social-history-volunteers-at-south-shields-museum/chapel-house-westoe/; https://southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk/index.php/people/famous-people/amy-flagg/; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-60648513