Fawdon, White House and Old Pit Cottages

HER Number:
15070

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Fawdon, White House and Old Pit Cottages

Place:
Fawdon

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Multiple Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
Terrace

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The White House was Fawdon Colliery agent's house. Built circa 1809. Attached to the west was a row of miner's cootages with gardens to the rear. The council demolished the houses around 1938.

Easting:
2281

Northing:
6898

Grid Reference:
NZ22816898

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Millie Walker, 1994, Bygone Fawdon & Coxlodge