Chowdene, Chowdean Foot Farm

HER Number:
17229

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Chowdene, Chowdean Foot Farm

Place:
Chowdene

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Land Use Site

Site Type: Specific:
Farmstead

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
howdean Foot Farm shown on the First Edition Plan, 1858. Messrs Blenkinsop leased the farm from Ravensworth Estate for £92 for 6 months. Chowdene Cottage (now Chowdene Lodge) had replaced the farm by 1890.

Easting:
2542

Northing:
5936

Grid Reference:
NZ25425936

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd., 2009, Chowdean Lodge, Low Fell, Gateshead - Archaeological Building Recording; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1858