English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
31
DAY2
29
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432620
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NW 98
Northing
565280
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
Parish church. 1868 by Johnson and Hicks. Coursed, squared rock-faced sandstone; roof of Welsh slate. 4-bay nave, north and south aisles and south porch, 2-bay chancel with south vestry and north organ loft, tower with stair turret at north-east of nave. Early English style. West elevation; 2 windows of 2 lights with cinquefoils. Clerestory has cinquefoil windows; lancets in the aisles. High-pitched roofs have gable stone copings and finials; tower has tall broach spire. Interior: nave arcades have round piers with plinths, clasping bands and acanthus capitals; and stiff leaf stops to hood moulds of arches. Furnishings: Norman-style front of Frosterley marble on pedestal and 4 columns; choir stalls, rood screen, lectern and altar Gothic-style woodwork of high quality. LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
On Heritage At Risk Register 2011: The tip of the tall broach spire is in a dangerous condition and is scheduled to be taken down and rebuilt during 2011.There is also a need for other masonry repairs. Condition: very bad
Priority: B Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented. Heritage At Risk 2013: Condition: very bad, Priority C slow decay, no solution agreed. Remedial work to the tip of the tall broach spire has been completed, however concerns remain about the condition of other parts of the tower. Heritage At Risk 2015: Condition: very bad, Priority C slow decay, no solution agreed. Remedial work to the tip of the tall broach spire has been completed, however concerns remain about the condition of other parts of the tower.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Parish church. 1868 by Johnson and Hicks. Coursed, squared rock-faced sandstone; roof of Welsh slate. 4-bay nave, north and south aisles and south porch, 2-bay chancel with south vestry and north organ loft, tower with stair turret at north-east of nave. Early English style. West elevation; 2 windows of 2 lights with cinquefoils. Clerestory has cinquefoil windows; lancets in the aisles. High-pitched roofs have gable stone copings and finials; tower has tall broach spire. Interior: nave arcades have round piers with plinths, clasping bands and acanthus capitals; and stiff leaf stops to hood moulds of arches. Furnishings: Norman-style front of Frosterley marble on pedestal and 4 columns; choir stalls, rood screen, lectern and altar Gothic-style woodwork of high quality.
Site Name
Grange Road West, Christ Church
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8022
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/87; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025199
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2016
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
31
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
432930
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565118
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jarrow
Description
RC parish church. 1860-62 with additions built by J Storer in 1883. Coursed squared sandstone; roof of Welsh slate. Oriented north-south; full-width low entrance porch added at ritual west, large aisled ritual south transept of 1883.
First building early English style, additions perpendicular. 3-bay nave with lancets; transept of 4 bays with a large rose window over elaborately decorated door in gable, having ogee drip mould with angel stops and fleur-de-lis finials; south elevation: at aisle level a string returning with griffin stops and at each end a 2-light window; 4 perpendicular windows in the clerestory; a 5-light window in the south gable, having canopied niches either side between 2 octagonal
turrets with dragons and gargoyles; east gable rendered. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
A small Early English Gothic church built in 1860-61 by voluntary labour for the largely Irish Catholic population of Jarrow. The church was remodelled and an elaborate Perpendicular Gothic south transept added in 1883, possibly from designs by Dunn & Hansom. RC parish church. 1860-62 with additions built by J Storer in 1883. Coursed squared sandstone; roof of Welsh slate. Oriented north-south; full-width low entrance porch added at ritual west, large aisled ritual south transept of 1883. First building early English style, additions perpendicular. 3-bay nave with lancets; transept of 4 bays with a large rose window over elaborately decorated door in gable, having ogee drip mould with angel stops and fleur-de-lis finials; south elevation: at aisle level a string returning with griffin stops and at each end a 2-light window; 4 perpendicular windows in the clerestory; a 5-light window in the south gable, having canopied niches either side between 2 octagonal turrets with dragons and gargoyles; east gable rendered.
In the 1960s or 1970s, the school buildings just to the east of the church were demolished. As part of post-Vatican II reordering in c.1984 by J. & W. Lowry Ltd, a new forward altar was installed, originally from the Catholic church at Alnwick. A new ambo was created from the pillars of the old altar. In 1996, the statues from the Lourdes grotto, which had been damaged by candles, were moved from the transept to the nave. In 1997, the transept was converted to a parish hall and the former sacristy was altered to provide a meeting room, kitchen and toilet facilities. In 2002, the church was refurbished and reordered, creating a weekday chapel in the former Lady Chapel at the (liturgical) northeast. In 2009, the church received a grant of £149,000 from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund for stone repairs and the replacement of the roof.
Site Name
Chapel Road, Church of St Bede
Site Type: Specific
Roman Catholic Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8021
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/82; http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Hexham-Newcastle/Jarrow-St-Bede; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025197
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2021
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
Crossref
5234
DAY1
31
DAY2
01
District
S Tyneside
Easting
430660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
05
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563860
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hebburn
Description
This structure was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'Cemetery entrance 1890 by Frederick West of Hebburn for Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow Burial Board. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings. Entrance arch with low quadrant walls to pedestrian gates; at the right the wall continues in front of the entrance lodge. Gothic style. Arch is gabled, flanked by but- tresses, gabled turrets; plinth and quoins. Walls have plinth and chamfered coping. 5 octagonal stone piers, splayed at foot, for 2 pedestrian gates and terminating wall in front of house, which have tall ridged coping with finial. 2 cast iron piers in front of house. Gates and railings; cast and wrought iron, by Milton Iron Works (order for gate design No 395) spear headed and decorated. Founders' plate on railings : McDowell and Steven, Glasgow.' LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
Identified as Vulnerable during Grade II Historic England Testing the National Framework Project 2015. Priority F - Repair scheme in progress
Site Type: Broad
Boundary
SITEDESC
This structure was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'Cemetery entrance 1890 by Frederick West of Hebburn for Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow Burial Board. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings. Entrance arch with low quadrant walls to pedestrian gates; at the right the wall continues in front of the entrance lodge. Gothic style. Arch is gabled, flanked by but- tresses, gabled turrets; plinth and quoins. Walls have plinth and chamfered coping. 5 octagonal stone piers, splayed at foot, for 2 pedestrian gates and terminating wall in front of house, which have tall ridged coping with finial. 2 cast iron piers in front of house. Gates and railings; cast and wrought iron, by Milton Iron Works (order for gate design No 395) spear headed and decorated. Founders' plate on railings : McDowell and Steven, Glasgow.'
Site Name
Hebburn Cemetery, arch, walls, piers, gates and railings
Site Type: Specific
Boundary Wall
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8020
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 2/80;
NECT, 2015, National Heritage at Risk Grade II Project;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025196
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2025
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
31
DAY2
01
District
S Tyneside
Easting
430599
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
05
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NW 109
Northing
565121
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hebburn
Description
This church was listed Grade II in 1982 with the following description:
'Presbyterian, now United Reformed, church. 1872 by R J Johnson of Newcastle. Coursed sandstone rubble; Welsh slate roofs. Nave and transepts; west entrance porch; north-west tower. Decorated Gothic style. Porch has 3 crocketed gables, the central one high with bud finial and having marble shafts flanking double door; east gable has large round spoked window, both transepts have windows of 2 lights and a large 10-foiled round window over; broad 5-bay nave. Very tall and slender tower has much, decoration, including tall crocketed gablets to belfry openings with marble shafts. Interior : semicircular panelled wooden ceiling rising from ornate shafted corbels. Historical note: the building was the gift of Andrew Leslie, whose shipbuilding firm dominated Hebburn in the C19. It is prominent landmark at the top of the river valley. Former Church of St Andrew.'
Recorded by Peter Ryder in 2014 ahead of redevelopment. The interior of the church has lost many of its original features due to its recent use as a warehouse. It retains a ring of 6 bells in the bell tower (3 original) - it may be the only Presbyterian building to have a full ring of bells.
Peter Ryder - sometimes called the 'Presbyterian Cathedral'. Andrew Leslie brought so many Scots to work at his shipyard here, that the area became known as 'Little Aberdeen'. Ryder says Thoman Richardson was the architect not RJ Johnson. The church opened in 1873. It could seat 700 people. It cost £9000. It closed in the 1980s and served as a warehouse before becoming a Buddhist meditation centre.

LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
This church was listed Grade II in 1982 with the following description:
'Presbyterian, now United Reformed, church. 1872 by R J Johnson of Newcastle. Coursed sandstone rubble; Welsh slate roofs. Nave and transepts; west entrance porch; north-west tower. Decorated Gothic style. Porch has 3 crocketed gables, the central one high with bud finial and having marble shafts flanking double door; east gable has large round spoked window, both transepts have windows of 2 lights and a large 10-foiled round window over; broad 5-bay nave. Very tall and slender tower has much, decoration, including tall crocketed gablets to belfry openings with marble shafts. Interior : semicircular panelled wooden ceiling rising from ornate shafted corbels. Historical note: the building was the gift of Andrew Leslie, whose shipbuilding firm dominated Hebburn in the C19. It is prominent landmark at the top of the river valley. Former Church of St Andrew.'
Recorded by Peter Ryder in 2014 ahead of redevelopment. The interior of the church has lost many of its original features due to its recent use as a warehouse. It retains a ring of 6 bells in the bell tower (3 original) - it may be the only Presbyterian building to have a full ring of bells.
Peter Ryder - sometimes called the 'Presbyterian Cathedral'. Andrew Leslie brought so many Scots to work at his shipyard here, that the area became known as 'Little Aberdeen'. Ryder says Thoman Richardson was the architect not RJ Johnson. The church opened in 1873. It could seat 700 people. It cost £9000. It closed in the 1980s and served as a warehouse before becoming a Buddhist meditation centre.
Site Name
Church Street, St Andrew's United Reformed Church
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8019
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/76;
National Monuments Record Monument No. 955543;
Peter Ryder, 2014, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church & St. Andrew's Centre - Historic Buildings Recording; Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels of South Tyneside;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025195
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2025
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
31
DAY2
01
District
S Tyneside
Easting
430690
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
05
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564790
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hebburn
Description
This church was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'RC parish church. 1888 by C Walker of Newcastle. Polychrome brick with terracotta and sandstone dressings; roof of Welsh slate. 4-bay nave, with north and south aisles and south porch; 2-bay chancel. Double transepts, apsidal chapel to north transept. North and south elevations : 3 over 3 lancet windows to each transept gable, with 3 slit openings in the peaks : 3 lancets to each aisle bay, 2 to each bay in the clerestory; angle buttresses with 1 set-back and gablets at east and west ends, buttresses with 3 set-backs to transepts and aisles. West elevation : round window, sandstone, with plate tracery in round-headed brick recess having gauged brick arch; small lancets in peak flank corbelled pilaster bearing cross finial. Hood moulds, beast and flower stops, strings, gable and buttress copings of terracotta. Interior : boarded roof with scissor- braced trusses, alternate ones having strutted arch braces and resting on corbels of stone and brick, continuous over nave and chancel; Lady Chapel apsidal with arch-braced wood roof; north transept contains gallery with organ case, but only corbels show position of south gallery either removed or not built; central arcaded beam supports transept roofs; corbels of angels and mythical beasts; glass, mostly original, by Reed Millican of Newcastle. Furnishings: altar and reredos by John Gallagher of Newcastle, are Gothic, as are the side screens and communion rail and pulpit of similar design. Source : Jarrow Express 8th June, 1888, p.7: report of opening.'
In 1912, a porch was added to the church. After the end of the First World War, the Lady Chapel was added as a war memorial. During the interwar years, the presbytery was extended (the extension is now used as the parish office). In 1947, an organ gallery was erected in the (liturgical) south transept. The old school-chapel was demolished in the late 1970s and a new parish hall built on its site (opened 1984). The south gallery was destroyed by fire and removed. In the late 1990s, the church was reordered by the architect John Waugh, who also replaced some of the windows and the floor. The church was consecrated on 28 October 1999. LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
Heritage At Risk 2015: The roof coverings are approaching the end of their serviceable life due to rusting nail fixings and there is some water penetration internally. The church has also suffered from heritage crime. A grant has been offered by the HLF to allow a repair scheme to be drawn up. Condition: Poor, Priority: D - Slow decay, solution agreed but not yet implemented.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
This church was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'RC parish church. 1888 by C Walker of Newcastle. Polychrome brick with terracotta and sandstone dressings; roof of Welsh slate. 4-bay nave, with north and south aisles and south porch; 2-bay chancel. Double transepts, apsidal chapel to north transept. North and south elevations : 3 over 3 lancet windows to each transept gable, with 3 slit openings in the peaks : 3 lancets to each aisle bay, 2 to each bay in the clerestory; angle buttresses with 1 set-back and gablets at east and west ends, buttresses with 3 set-backs to transepts and aisles. West elevation : round window, sandstone, with plate tracery in round-headed brick recess having gauged brick arch; small lancets in peak flank corbelled pilaster bearing cross finial. Hood moulds, beast and flower stops, strings, gable and buttress copings of terracotta. Interior : boarded roof with scissor- braced trusses, alternate ones having strutted arch braces and resting on corbels of stone and brick, continuous over nave and chancel; Lady Chapel apsidal with arch-braced wood roof; north transept contains gallery with organ case, but only corbels show position of south gallery either removed or not built; central arcaded beam supports transept roofs; corbels of angels and mythical beasts; glass, mostly original, by Reed Millican of Newcastle. Furnishings: altar and reredos by John Gallagher of Newcastle, are Gothic, as are the side screens and communion rail and pulpit of similar design. Source : Jarrow Express 8th June, 1888, p.7: report of opening.'
In 1912, a porch was added to the church. After the end of the First World War, the Lady Chapel was added as a war memorial. During the interwar years, the presbytery was extended (the extension is now used as the parish office). In 1947, an organ gallery was erected in the (liturgical) south transept. The old school-chapel was demolished in the late 1970s and a new parish hall built on its site (opened 1984). The south gallery was destroyed by fire and removed. In the late 1990s, the church was reordered by the architect John Waugh, who also replaced some of the windows and the floor. The church was consecrated on 28 October 1999.
Site Name
Bell Street, Church of St Aloysius
Site Type: Specific
Roman Catholic Church
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8018
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 2/72;
http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Hexham-Newcastle/Hebburn-St-Aloysius;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025193
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2025
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
424850
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Kitchen garden associated with large house at St. James'. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map and a plan of 1875.
Site Type: Broad
Garden
SITEDESC
Kitchen garden associated with large house at St. James'. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map and a plan of 1875.
Site Name
Barras Bridge, St. James' Place, kitchen garden
Site Type: Specific
Kitchen Garden
HER Number
8017
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Northumbria Natural History Society, plan of house and grounds of St James proposed site for new Natural History Museum, 1875 (NEWHM 2002 H1064.3)
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2006
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
424890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565160
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Summerhouse associated with large house at St. James'. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map and a plan of 1875.
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
SITEDESC
Summerhouse associated with large house at St. James'. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map and a plan of 1875.
Site Name
Barras Bridge, St. James' Place, summerhouse
Site Type: Specific
Summerhouse
HER Number
8016
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Northumbria Natural History Society, plan of house and grounds of St James proposed site for new Natural History Museum, 1875 (NEWHM 2002 H1064.3)
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2006
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
424890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Coach house associated with large house at St. James'. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map. Named as coach house and stables on a plan of 1875.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Coach house associated with large house at St. James'. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map. Named as coach house and stables on a plan of 1875.
Site Name
Barras Bridge, St. James' Place, coach house
Site Type: Specific
Coach House
HER Number
8015
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Northumbria Natural History Society, plan of house and grounds of St James proposed site for new Natural History Museum, 1875 (NEWHM 2002 H1064.3)
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2006
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
424880
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
The area once occupied by St. James Chapel (HER 297) was demolished and rebuilt in 1797-1800 when it became known as St. James' Place with a large house, associated grounds and outbuildings. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map. There was a contract drawn up on 2 August 1828 between Rev. Richard Clayton, Master of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene and the Brethren, Mayor, Alderen and Common Council of Newcastle and Thomas Carr of Newcastle, gent. In the contract Rev. Clayton agreed to lease the site to Thomas Carr, with permission to rebuild, for 99 years at £50 per annum. The area was cleared away once more to make way for the Hancock Museum in 1878.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
The area once occupied by St. James Chapel (HER 297) was demolished and rebuilt in 1797-1800 when it became known as St. James' Place with a large house, associated grounds and outbuildings. Shown on Oliver's map of 1838, Tallis' 1851 map and Ordnance Survey first edition map. There was a contract drawn up on 2 August 1828 between Rev. Richard Clayton, Master of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene and the Brethren, Mayor, Alderen and Common Council of Newcastle and Thomas Carr of Newcastle, gent. In the contract Rev. Clayton agreed to lease the site to Thomas Carr, with permission to rebuild, for 99 years at £50 per annum. The area was cleared away once more to make way for the Hancock Museum in 1878.
Site Name
Barras Bridge, St. James' Place
Site Type: Specific
Town House
HER Number
8014
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Contract, 1828 held by Northumbria Natural History Society (NEWHM 2005 H62) and plan of house and grounds of St James proposed site for new Natural History Museum, 1875 (NEWHM 2002 H1064.3)
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2006
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
03
DAY2
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
424850
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565160
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
This building was listed grade II* in 1971 with the following description:
'Museum.1878 by John Wardle for the Newcastle Natural History Society. Sandstone ashlar with plinth; roof not visible. Greek Revival style. 2 storeys, 4:1:5:1:4 bays. One-bay projections flank wide stone steps up to terrace with 5 double doors and overlights. Plain stone reveals to doors and to wood mullioned-and- transomed windows in end bays and on first floor; ground floor of projections has blind panels. Square Doric attached columns define sections. Entablature and parapet with raised panels over projecting wings and over central low relief THE HANCOCK MUSEUM on fascia. Square piers flanking lowest steps have cast iron urn-shaped supports to square gas lamps, now disused.'
McCombie dates it to 1880-4. Pevsner adds that "it is unbelievably Dobsonian for that date, with Dobson's beautiful ashlar, his Doric pilasters and heavy attic, and even the sans-serif capital letters of the pre-Victorian nineteenth century". The museum was named after renowned local naturalists John (d.1890) and Albany Hancock. Lord Armstrong made a generous contribution to its cost, and his statue now stands outside it (HER 5179). The platform in front of the museum is made up of 3m long slabs of sandstone brought from Haydon Bridge by train. Extended and converted into the Great North Museum in 2008-9.
Site Type: Broad
Art and Education Venue
SITEDESC
This building was listed grade II* in 1971 with the following description:
'Museum.1878 by John Wardle for the Newcastle Natural History Society. Sandstone ashlar with plinth; roof not visible. Greek Revival style. 2 storeys, 4:1:5:1:4 bays. One-bay projections flank wide stone steps up to terrace with 5 double doors and overlights. Plain stone reveals to doors and to wood mullioned-and- transomed windows in end bays and on first floor; ground floor of projections has blind panels. Square Doric attached columns define sections. Entablature and parapet with raised panels over projecting wings and over central low relief THE HANCOCK MUSEUM on fascia. Square piers flanking lowest steps have cast iron urn-shaped supports to square gas lamps, now disused.'
McCombie dates it to 1880-4. Pevsner adds that "it is unbelievably Dobsonian for that date, with Dobson's beautiful ashlar, his Doric pilasters and heavy attic, and even the sans-serif capital letters of the pre-Victorian nineteenth century". The museum was named after renowned local naturalists John (d.1890) and Albany Hancock. Lord Armstrong made a generous contribution to its cost, and his statue now stands outside it (HER 5179). The platform in front of the museum is made up of 3m long slabs of sandstone brought from Haydon Bridge by train. Extended and converted into the Great North Museum in 2008-9.
Site Name
Barras Bridge, Hancock Museum
Site Type: Specific
Museum
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II*
HER Number
8013
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 14/83; N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, second edition revised by G. McCombie, P. Ryder and H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, p 452; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 23; Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024951
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2024