Tyne and Wear HER(7609): Low Fell, St. Helen's Terrace, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 - Details
7609
Gateshead
Low Fell, St. Helen's Terrace, Nos. 1, 2 and 3
Low Fell
NZ26SE
Health and Welfare
Almshouse
Early Modern
C19
Extant Building
Almshouses facing the contemporary St. Helen's Church (HER 8250). 1874-6. E-shaped late 19th century range in snecked squared stone with high pitched welsh slate roof. Two storeys and attic. Gabled wings and central porch with bargeboards. MATERIALS Sandstone, Welsh slate, timber ARCHITECT John Wardle (4 Ridley Place, Newcastle); DATES 1876 (plans) LOCAL LIST
2558
6032
NZ25586032
Gateshead Council Local List X20/LL/244; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Saltwell Conservation Area, p 65; Historic Buildings:Survey Report (1982); Tyne and Wear Archives Plans CB.GA/BC/plan/1876/40