Bensham, Bewick Road, semi-detached houses

HER Number

12064

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Bensham, Bewick Road, semi-detached houses

Place

Bensham

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Semi Detached House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

This group of closely-spaced tall red brick semi-detached houses was built about 1900. They have full-height bays and prominent dormers. The houses were built in the gardens of Claremont Place (HER 8304).

Easting

425160

Northing

562260

Grid Reference

NZ425160562260

Sources

Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Coatsworth Conservation Area, pp 25-31