Benton Park Road, Gosforth Row

HER Number

13255

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Benton Park Road, Gosforth Row

Place

Gosforth

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Terrace

Site Type: Specific

Terrace

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1897. The 1891 census lists a mining community (from Gosforth Colliery) of around 630 people living in the terraces east of Benton Grange (HER 13249).

Easting

425990

Northing

568170

Grid Reference

NZ425990568170

Sources

Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 142