South Shields, Thompson's Hall

HER Number:
7789

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Thompson's Hall

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Major Thompson lived at Thompson's Hall in 1819, at which time it was called Hill House. It is also occasionally referred to as High Hall. It must have been one of the very best domestic buildings in Georgian South Shields. It was one of several sizeable houses on the riverside. It later became tenements with the addition of a further storey. A beer shop was added in the side elevation. The house was demolished to make way for a road scheme.

Easting:
35882

Northing:
66778

Grid Reference:
NZ3588266778

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
P. Meadows and E. Waterson, 1993, Lost Houses of County Durham, p 36