East Chirton, Chirton House

HER Number:
1880

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
East Chirton, Chirton House

Place:
Chirton

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Chirton House stood south-west of Hawkey's Lane, north of the present Waterville Road. It had been built in 1693 by Winifred Milbourne on the site of an older mansion. In the late 18th century it was the residence of Edward Collingwood (d.1783) and his son, also Edward (d.1805); it then descended to the latter's cousin, Admiral Lord Collingwood (1748-1810), who never lived at Chirton, although his wife and daughters did. It was sold in 1876 and demolished in 1899; a Co-operative store was erected on the site.

Easting:
3456

Northing:
6824

Grid Reference:
NZ34566824

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1880 >> T. Faulkner & P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 39 Alan Williams Archaeology, 2004, Collingwood Arms Hotel, Front Street, Chirton, Archaeological Assessment J. Taggart (Rev), 1963, A History of Chirton Limited circulation work