335 Durham Road, Musgrave School
335 Durham Road, Musgrave School
HER Number
8322
District
Gateshead
Site Name
335 Durham Road, Musgrave School
Place
Low Fell
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Villa
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
1854-5. Ashlar with raised alternating block quoins. Welsh slate roof with fish-
scale bands. Picturesque "Tudorbethan" style. Two storeys, three bays, the outer
bays projecting under gables with carved bargeboards. Mullioned windows, those on
ground floor with transoms, with moulded reveals and raised quoins. Similar door
surround. Stone chimney stacks with a variety of tall, patterned terracotta pots.
Curiosity value. Formerly FORRES VILLA. Built for J B Falconar. LISTED GRADE 2
scale bands. Picturesque "Tudorbethan" style. Two storeys, three bays, the outer
bays projecting under gables with carved bargeboards. Mullioned windows, those on
ground floor with transoms, with moulded reveals and raised quoins. Similar door
surround. Stone chimney stacks with a variety of tall, patterned terracotta pots.
Curiosity value. Formerly FORRES VILLA. Built for J B Falconar. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425810
Northing
560800
Grid Reference
NZ425810560800
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 10/69; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Saltwell Conservation Area, p 65