Monkseaton, Bygate Road, Garden Cottage

HER Number:
5874

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Monkseaton, Bygate Road, Garden Cottage

Place:
Monkseaton

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Small stone cottage. During the 1840s it was known as "Ramsay's Fort" because the owner, Robert Ramsay, was supposed to have two imitation cannons on the roof, with the intention of "frightening away the French should they ever invade".

Easting:
34446

Northing:
71883

Grid Reference:
NZ3444671883

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5874 >> C. W. Steel, 2000, Images of England - Monkseaton and Hillheads, p 25 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850