Field House

The small 44 acre Field House Estate of 1836 had been divided. The whole estate of about 200 acres belonged, in 1639, to the Wilson family, stewards to the Lumleys. As Loyalists, Field House was sequestered from the Wilsons during the Civil War and let to Ralph Clavering and Thomas Weld in 1644. After the Restoration the estate was held by Sir Ralph Carr, whose descendents sold it to Joseph Liddell, owner of the Saltwellside estate. 53 acres were sold to Thomas Robson of Saltwell Cottage, and then subdivided again with 31 of those 53 acres being sold to John Philips and renamed Rodsley estate (HER 7709). The remaining Field House Estate was bounded by Westminster Street, Saltwell Road, Field House Road and Rectory Road. In the 1830s, Field House was occupied by Joseph Shield, a Newcastle coal-fitter and ship-owner, and in the 1880s by Arthur Newall. The house was by John Dobson in 1813, one of his earliest commissions. The estate was described in 1838 as "most delightfully situate on a sloping lawn, commanding an extensive view of Ravensworth and the Tyne. The garden, which is exceedingly productive, is laid out with much taste and contains a vinery". In 1895 Field House was a boys' private school. The land was sold for building from 1894. The house was demolished in 1931. Shown on OS second edition as Enfield House.