Jesmond, Adderstone Crescent

HER Number:
13434

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Adderstone Crescent

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Detached House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Mansions built by 1910 on Lord Armstrong's land. 'Ruthven' was built around 1907 for Bill Quay shipbuilder William Wood of Wood and Skinner. Later residents included a paper merchant and a Newcastle Town Clerk. 'Shirley' was built in 1903 for shipbuilder Richard Saxton White of Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd. Other houses were 'Hunstanworth', 'Oaklea', 'Holm Lodge' and 'Chesters Court'. Residents included shipowners, solicitors, a tea merchant, Sir Angus Watson, food manufacturer at Skipper Sardines and philanthropist. Adderstone Crescent was named after Adderstone Hall near Belford where Lord Armstrong's great nephew and heir lived. The houses are now largely apartments.

Easting:
2569

Northing:
6697

Grid Reference:
NZ25696697

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 75