Westoe Village, Westoe Hall
Westoe Village, Westoe Hall
HER Number
8097
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Westoe Village, Westoe Hall
Place
Westoe
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Circa 1864 J J Stevenson architect.
Addition and alterations circa 1876 T A Page architect.
Designed for his brother J C Stevenson.
Red brick with stone dressings and irregular tiled roofscape. Two storeys above a
semi-basement and attic.
A fine, restrained asymmetrical composition using elements from pre C18 domestic
architecture free from "scholarly" restraints.
The entrance is protected by a timber, gabled porch with nice correct detail. This
part of the elevation is emphasised by a half-timbered gable lit by a 3 light window.
Above the gable roof rises an octagonal glazed lantern with conical roof.
The bay to the west of the entrance is set back and contains a fine staircase window
with hoodmould.
The westernmost bay then breaks forward, has a gabled roof and a bay to the ground
floor with mullions and transoms.
The 2 most easterly bays contain the service wing built circa 1876 (T A Page
architect and modified again circa 1896 J H Morton architect).
The main feature here is an oriel window supported on a carved, coved bracket.
The upper sashes have shaped heads. It has a pitched roof.
The majority of the other windows are single rectangular openings with stone heads
and cills. Now Headquarters of Personel and Management Services Department of Borough Council). LISTED GRADE 2
Addition and alterations circa 1876 T A Page architect.
Designed for his brother J C Stevenson.
Red brick with stone dressings and irregular tiled roofscape. Two storeys above a
semi-basement and attic.
A fine, restrained asymmetrical composition using elements from pre C18 domestic
architecture free from "scholarly" restraints.
The entrance is protected by a timber, gabled porch with nice correct detail. This
part of the elevation is emphasised by a half-timbered gable lit by a 3 light window.
Above the gable roof rises an octagonal glazed lantern with conical roof.
The bay to the west of the entrance is set back and contains a fine staircase window
with hoodmould.
The westernmost bay then breaks forward, has a gabled roof and a bay to the ground
floor with mullions and transoms.
The 2 most easterly bays contain the service wing built circa 1876 (T A Page
architect and modified again circa 1896 J H Morton architect).
The main feature here is an oriel window supported on a carved, coved bracket.
The upper sashes have shaped heads. It has a pitched roof.
The majority of the other windows are single rectangular openings with stone heads
and cills. Now Headquarters of Personel and Management Services Department of Borough Council). LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
437170
Northing
566000
Grid Reference
NZ437170566000
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 9/84 and 11/84