English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
13
District
S Tyneside
Easting
433631
Grid ref figure
10
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564109
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Low Simonside is shown (though not named) on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a series of buildings arranged around a courtyard with an entrance to the southeast, and another detached building to the east, probably a barn. Jarrow Cemetery (HER5248) was set out immediately to the northwest in the 1860s. The farm survived the encroachment of housing from the east until at least the mid 20th century but has now been demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Low Simonside is shown (though not named) on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a series of buildings arranged around a courtyard with an entrance to the southeast, and another detached building to the east, probably a barn. Jarrow Cemetery (HER5248) was set out immediately to the northwest in the 1860s. The farm survived the encroachment of housing from the east until at least the mid 20th century but has now been demolished.
Site Name
Low Simonside
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
19118
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
13
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432967
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Built Over
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564693
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Jarrow Red House, later Redhouse Farm, is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a series of buildings arranged around a courtyard with a gin-gang on the west side and an additional range of buildings extending eastwards and forming part of a second courtyard. A pond may be shown to the north. By the late 19th century the land to the north had been extensively developed for new housing, but the farm survived until the mid 20th century. The site has been redeveloped as a primary school.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Jarrow Red House, later Redhouse Farm, is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a series of buildings arranged around a courtyard with a gingang on the west side and an additional range of buildings extending eastwards and forming part of a second courtyard. A pond may be shown to the north. By the late 19th century the land to the north had been extensively developed for new housing, but the farm survived until the mid 20th century. The site has been redeveloped as a primary school.
Site Name
Jarrow Red House
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
19117
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
13
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432284
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Built Over
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565183
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hebburn
Description
Jarrow Grange is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a series of buildings arranged around a courtyard with an entrance to the southeast, and another detached building to the northeast, probably a barn. The farm had gone and the area developed for housing by the time of the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map in the late 19th century.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Jarrow Grange is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a series of buildings arranged around a courtyard with an entrance to the southeast, and another detached building to the northeast, probably a barn. The farm had gone and the area developed for housing by the time of the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map in the late 19th century.
Site Name
Jarrow Grange
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
19116
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
11
District
Sunderland
Easting
432914
Grid ref figure
10
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
550725
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Bog House Farm is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a range of buildings aligned NE-SW with an additional building, possibly a barn, to the west. The depiction of the farm on mapping over the following century did not change substantially, and it was demolished in the latter part of the 20th century.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Bog House Farm is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a range of buildings aligned NE-SW with an additional building, possibly a barn, to the west. The depiction of the farm on mapping over the following century did not change substantially, and it was demolished in the latter part of the 20th century.
Site Name
Bog House Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
19115
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Rachel Grahame
Crossref
661
DAY1
04
District
Gateshead
Easting
426703
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Building
MONTH1
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557643
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Eighton
Description
Eighton Lodge is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as a detached house set within its own grounds, with a carriageway giving onto the Newcastle to Durham Road (HER4125) to the southwest. It forms the southwestern part of the village of Low Eighton (HER661). The two storey stone building is now a residential care home. It was formerly an unmarried mother and baby home in the 1970s and 1980s.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Eighton Lodge is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as a detached house set within its own grounds, with a carriageway giving onto the Newcastle to Durham Road (HER4125) to the southwest. It forms the southwestern part of the village of Low Eighton (HER661). The two storey stone building is now a residential care home. It was formerly an unmarried mother and baby home in the 1970s and 1980s.
Site Name
Eighton Lodge
Site Type: Specific
Country House
HER Number
19114
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
26
District
Newcastle
Easting
419495
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Built Over
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566332
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
West Denton
Description
Hotch Pudding is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a quadrangle of buildings around a courtyard with a gin-gang on the northwest side. Subsequent mapping shows no substantial changes to the farm in the later 19th century and first half of the 20th century. The farmstead and surrounding fields were developed for housing in the later 20th century.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Hotch Pudding is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as a quadrangle of buildings around a courtyard with a gingang on the northwest side. Subsequent mapping shows no substantial changes to the farm in the later 19th century and first half of the 20th century. The farmstead and surrounding fields were developed for housing in the later 20th century.
Site Name
Hotch Pudding farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
19113
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
David Cockcroft
DAY1
23
District
Gateshead
Easting
411917
Grid ref figure
10
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556831
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Blackhall Mill
Description
Blackhall Mill is first shown on Armstrong's map of County Durham, published by Thomas Jeffreys in 1768. This is a small hamlet of approximately three cottages on the north bank of the River Derwent. The hamlet is not named on Greenwood's map of County Durham, surveyed between 1818 and 1819, but the paper mill (HER 3406) is shown. 'BlackHall Mills' is labelled on the 1840 Hobson map of County Durham which shows a small nucleated settlement along the river bank with a few outlying buildings and the paper mill to the east.

By the time of the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1862, surveyed in 1856, Blackhall Mill is a small settlement or farmstead comprising three buildings north of the River Derwent. By 1895, Blackhall Mill expanded along the northern bank with the addition of a school and chapel as well as several other buildings. This expansion continued into the 20th century into the 20th century with the development of terraces as shown on the third edition Ordnance Survey.
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
SITEDESC
Blackhall Mill is first shown on Armstrong's map of County Durham, published by Thomas Jeffreys in 1768. This is a small hamlet of approximately three cottages on the north bank of the River Derwent. The hamlet is not named on Greenwood's map of County Durham, surveyed between 1818 and 1819, but the paper mill (HER 3406) is shown. 'BlackHall Mills' is labelled on the 1840 Hobson map of County Durham which shows a small nucleated settlement along the river bank with a few outlying buildings and the paper mill to the east.

By the time of the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1862, surveyed in 1856, Blackhall Mill is a small settlement or farmstead comprising three buildings north of the River Derwent. By 1895, Blackhall Mill expanded along the northern bank with the addition of a school and chapel as well as several other buildings. This expansion continued into the 20th century into the 20th century with the development of terraces as shown on the third edition Ordnance Survey.
Site Name
Blackhall Mill
Site Type: Specific
Village
HER Number
19112
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Armstrong, A. 1768. North-east sheet - The county Palatine of Durham. Published by Thomas Jeffreys.
Greenwood, C. 1820. Map of the county palatine of Durham from actual survey made in the years 1818 & 1819.
Hobson, W. C. 1840. This map of the county Palatine of Durham, is ... dedicated to the nobility, clergy, gentry, &c. &c.
Ordnance Survey. 1862. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1856).
Ordnance Survey. 1899. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1894 to 1895).
Ordnance Survey. 1921. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1914 to 1915).
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
David Cockcroft
DAY1
23
District
Gateshead
Easting
413899
Grid ref figure
10
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
559850
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
High Spen
Description
Spen is noted in the map of County Durham in Volume V of Blaeu's Atlas Maior, published between 1662 and 1665, referring to a settlement on the banks of the Derwent within a wooded area (likely Spen Bank). High Spen is first shown on Armstrong's map of County Durham, published by Thomas Jeffreys in 1768, north-west of Low Spen within Spen Bank. Both settlements appear to be very small hamlets in the 18th century and this trend continues into the 19th century as shown in the Greenwood map of County Durham, surveyed between 1818 and 1819.

High Spen is shown as a small linear hamlet along the road of approximately three cottages in both the Greenwood and Hobson maps (the latter published in 1840). Although the Hobson map of County Durham does show the nearby Garesfield Colliery and its associated waggonway to Derwenthaugh. By the time of the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1862, surveyed in 1857, High Spen is bounded by the colliery to the north but appears to comprise a cluster of farmsteads and associated buildings with a small public house. By 1894, High Spen expanded significantly north of the colliery with the addition of several rows of terraced houses, Methodist Chapel and Sunday School, as well as another public house. This expansion continued into the 20th century.
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
SITEDESC
Spen is noted in the map of County Durham in Volume V of Blaeu's Atlas Maior, published between 1662 and 1665, referring to a settlement on the banks of the Derwent within a wooded area (likely Spen Bank). High Spen is first shown on Armstrong's map of County Durham, published by Thomas Jeffreys in 1768, north-west of Low Spen within Spen Bank. Both settlements appear to be very small hamlets in the 18th century and this trend continues into the 19th century as shown in the Greenwood map of County Durham, surveyed between 1818 and 1819.

High Spen is shown as a small linear hamlet along the road of approximately three cottages in both the Greenwood and Hobson maps (the latter published in 1840). Although the Hobson map of County Durham does show the nearby Garesfield Colliery and its associated waggonway to Derwenthaugh. By the time of the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1862, surveyed in 1857, High Spen is bounded by the colliery to the north but appears to comprise a cluster of farmsteads and associated buildings with a small public house. By 1894, High Spen expanded significantly north of the colliery with the addition of several rows of terraced houses, Methodist Chapel and Sunday School, as well as another public house. This expansion continued into the 20th century.
Site Name
High Spen
Site Type: Specific
Hamlet
HER Number
19111
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Armstrong, A. 1768. North-east sheet - The county Palatine of Durham. Published by Thomas Jeffreys.
Greenwood, C. 1820. Map of the county palatine of Durham from actual survey made in the years 1818 & 1819.
Hobson, W. C. 1840. This map of the county Palatine of Durham, is ... dedicated to the nobility, clergy, gentry, &c. &c.
Ordnance Survey. 1862. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1856).
Ordnance Survey. 1899. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1894 to 1895).
Ordnance Survey. 1921. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1914 to 1915).
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
David Cockcroft
DAY1
23
District
Gateshead
Easting
416206
Grid ref figure
10
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563468
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Stargate
Description
Although Stargate Colliery (HER 3319) was sunk c.1800, the village itself was not built until late in the 19th century after the pit was acquired by the Stella Coal Company. The houses themselves likely date to c. 1870-1880 as they are first depicted on the second edition Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1894-1895, published 1898), but this would set it as broadly contemporary with the Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1877 and the Brickworks (HER 8501) established in 1874.
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
SITEDESC
Although Stargate Colliery (HER 3319) was sunk c.1800, the village itself was not built until late in the 19th century after the pit was acquired by the Stella Coal Company. The houses themselves likely date to c. 1870-1880 as they are first depicted on the second edition Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1894-1895, published 1898), but this would set it as broadly contemporary with the Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1877 and the Brickworks (HER 8501) established in 1874.
Site Name
Stargate
Site Type: Specific
Village
HER Number
19110
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey. 1862. Durham Sheet I. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1858).
Ordnance Survey. 1899. Durham Sheet I. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1894 to 1895).
YEAR1
2024
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
David Cockcroft
DAY1
21
District
Gateshead
Easting
413923
Grid ref figure
10
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562466
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Ryton
Description
While Greenside (HER 19107) is depicted on earlier mapping, High Greenside was first identified on the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1862, surveyed in 1856. High Greenside is a farmstead off the main road which appears to comprise an east-west range of buildings surrounded by fields. Evidence of narrow ridge and furrow cultivation has been identified in aerial photographs to the north of the farm buildings which indicates a post-medieval origin for the farm. However, the farm appears to have been demolished between 1895 and 1914 with the current farmhouse and cricket ground on the site today.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
While Greenside (HER 19107) is depicted on earlier mapping, High Greenside was first identified on the Ordnance Survey First Edition of 1862, surveyed in 1856. High Greenside is a farmstead off the main road which appears to comprise an east-west range of buildings surrounded by fields. Evidence of narrow ridge and furrow cultivation has been identified in aerial photographs to the north of the farm buildings which indicates a post-medieval origin for the farm. However, the farm appears to have been demolished between 1895 and 1914 with the current farmhouse and cricket ground on the site today.
Site Name
High Greenside
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
19109
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey. 1862. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1856).
Ordnance Survey. 1899. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1894 to 1895).
Ordnance Survey. 1921. Durham Sheet V. Six Inches to the Mile. (Surveyed 1914 to 1915).
YEAR1
2024