Ryton, Whitewell Lane, The Tower

HER Number:
11938

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ryton, Whitewell Lane, The Tower

Place:
Ryton

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Detached House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890. Given to the Royal Victoria Infirmary of Newcastle in 1923 by Col. Innes Hopkins to be used as the Innes-Hopkins Memorial Home. This convalescent home was named in memory of his two sons who died in the First World War. The building was later Ryton Council Offices and now is a private retirement home.

Easting:
1540

Northing:
6442

Grid Reference:
NZ15406442

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk R33.12; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Ryton Conservation Area, pp 9-11