1, 2 and 3 St. Helen's Terrace
1, 2 and 3 St. Helen's Terrace
HER Number
7609
District
Gateshead
Site Name
1, 2 and 3 St. Helen's Terrace
Place
Low Fell
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Health and Welfare
Site Type: Broad
Almshouse
Site Type: Specific
Almshouse
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Almshouses facing the contemporary St. Helen's Church (HER 8250). 1874-6. E-shaped late 19th century range in snecked squared stone with high pitched welsh slate roof. Two storeys and attic. Gabled wings and central porch with bargeboards. MATERIALS Sandstone, Welsh slate, timber ARCHITECT John Wardle (4 Ridley Place, Newcastle); DATES 1876 (plans) LOCAL LIST
Easting
425580
Northing
560320
Grid Reference
NZ425580560320
Sources
Gateshead Council Local List X20/LL/244; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Saltwell Conservation Area, p 65; Historic Buildings:Survey Report (1982); Tyne and Wear Archives Plans CB.GA/BC/plan/1876/40