Northumberland Village Homes (Village Court)

HER Number

7877

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Northumberland Village Homes (Village Court)

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

Class

Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad

Childrens Home

Site Type: Specific

Childrens Home

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Four blocks of two houses each, shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The first was opened on 11th May 1880 and the last in March 1884. Built to accommodate 125 children. "Homes in every sense of the word they are to the red-cloaked and red-cheeked little maidens who may be seen playing on the sands or walking demurely along the sea-banks. LOCAL LIST

Easting

434970

Northing

572160

Grid Reference

NZ434970572160

Sources

W.W Tomlinson, 1888, A Comprehensive Guide to the County of Northumberland, p 57; Ordnance Survey Second Edition 1890; North Tyneside Council Development Directorate, August 2006, Monkseaton Conservation Area Character Appraisal Draft; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)