72 Bensham Road
72 Bensham Road
HER Number
8252
District
Gateshead
Site Name
72 Bensham Road
Place
Bensham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
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
Circa 1800, ashlar with Welsh slate roof, partly rebuilt end chimneys. Moulded
eaves cornice. Cill bands. Modern sash windows in original plain openings.
Modern door with bracketed cornice hood. Stone forecourt wall with square piers,
finials missing. LISTED GRADE 2
eaves cornice. Cill bands. Modern sash windows in original plain openings.
Modern door with bracketed cornice hood. Stone forecourt wall with square piers,
finials missing. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425220
Northing
562920
Grid Reference
NZ425220562920
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 7/3