Backworth, Church Road, The Old Post House

HER Number:
16520

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Backworth, Church Road, The Old Post House

Place:
Backworth

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Farm Labourers Cottage

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Constructed as farm workers' accommodation in the middle of 19th century. It is shown on the edge of the brick field (HER5766) on the 1855 Ordnance Survey plan. For a time, the cottage was used as a Post House with an extension at the front serving as the post office and the original structure as accomodation for the postmaster. It has been used as a private domestic dwelling for the past two decades. The building was recorded in 2011 prior to redevelopment. It was noted that all the original fixtures and fittings had been altered/replaced. No evidence for an earlier building on the site were noted during investigations in 2011.

Easting:
3017

Northing:
7226

Grid Reference:
NZ30177226

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, 2011, The Old Post House, Backworth - Historic Buildings Recording and Watching Brief