7 Vicarage Street
7 Vicarage Street
HER Number
13366
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
7 Vicarage Street
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Robert Westall (1929-1993) was born here. He was a teacher, but his first published book 'The Machine Gunners' of 1975 won the Carnegie Medal. He wrote many other novels, often on the theme of war or the supernatural, and many reference places in North Shields.
Easting
3518
Northing
6797
Grid Reference
NZ35186797
Sources
North Tyneside Council and Nexus, North Shields Heritage Trail, board 16 'Famous Sons & Daughters'; http://openplaques.org/plaques/10781