Fenham, Wingrove House

HER Number:
1879

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Fenham, Wingrove House

Place:
Fenham

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Wingrove House was built c.1847 and (along with Wingrove Cottage and, further to the north-west, Fenham White House) demolished in about 1903, when its owner since 1866, the shipbuilder John Wigham Richardson (1837-1908), retired to Stocksfield. It stood on the north side of Westgate Road, just to the west of the junction with the present Wingrove Road.

Easting:
2260

Northing:
6457

Grid Reference:
NZ22606457

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1879 >> T. Faulkner & P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 30; Elswick Tithe Plan, 1852, NRO DT 165M;