Westerhope, Newbiggin Hall

HER Number:
1881

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Westerhope, Newbiggin Hall

Place:
Westerhope

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Country House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Newbiggin Hall was built in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier house of the Hudson family. In 1828 it was the residence of Henry, son of Matthew Bell MP of Woolsington, who had purchased the estate. Later residents were Lt. Col. Charles James Reed, a brewer (c.1858-87), John Watson Spencer of Spencer's Steelworks in Newburn (from 1887), and from 1909 Gerald France MP. In the late 1950s the Hall was replaced with a public house; this in turn has been destroyed.

Easting:
1998

Northing:
6798

Grid Reference:
NZ19986798

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1881 >> T. Faulkner & P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 54