Longbenton, Whitley Road, Benton Farm Cottages

HER Number:
15942

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Whitley Road, Benton Farm Cottages

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Farm Labourers Cottage

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Two former farm cottages now just inside the Manorfields Estate. A third was demolished to widen Whitley Road. The cottages belonged to Benton Farm. They do not appear on the 1842 tithe map but they are on the Ordnance Survey map of 1925. They are presently owned by Newcastle University but are up for sale. Charming pair of dwellings built in brick with slate roof. Two chimneys. 1 storey plus attic space with dormer windows to both sides. Front doors in porches with pitched slate roofs. Brick quoins. Curved headed window openings with replacement timber windows. Attractive stone boundary wall to front garden. Modern extensions to the rear. Demolished 2014.

Easting:
2766

Northing:
6856

Grid Reference:
NZ27666856

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Pers comm, John W Matthews, Chairman Tyneside Committee, Northumberland and Newcastle Society, email of 11 June 2013; Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2014, Heritage Statement for Benton Farm Cottages, Longbenton; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Benton Farm Cottages, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Monitoring