Willington Quay, Willington Villa

HER Number:
11286

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington Quay, Willington Villa

Place:
Willington Quay

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Washington Potts of Willington Ropeworks (HER 1179) built Low Willington Villa. It later became the family home of Robert Hood Haggie, then Arthur J. Haggie and his wife Kate Stewart, then Frank Dean (works manager of the ropeworks from 1903) and his wife Rosa. In 1912 when the Deans moved to Jesmond, spacious dining rooms for the ropery workers were built onto the villa.

Easting:
3158

Northing:
6681

Grid Reference:
NZ31586681

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1856