Jesmond, Osborne Road, Suffolk House

HER Number:
13441

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Osborne Road, Suffolk House

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
School

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Suffolk House was built around 1882 as a ladies' private school at the cornor of Osborne Road and Fern Avenue. An advert for the school said it was 'a charming situation in one of the healthiest suburbs of Newcastle within a few minutes walk of the Moor and Jesmond Dene, and convenient of access from the city by tramcars passing the school every ten minutes'. The school closed around 1902 and the building became a house. Occupants included a ship owner, solicitor and cashier. From around 1960 the building was the Gregg High School for girls. It is now student apartments.

Easting:
2539

Northing:
6618

Grid Reference:
NZ25396618

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 96