Matthew Bank Farm

This was the last surviving farm in Jesmond. It was replaced by semi-detached houses (Sturdee Gardens) around 1932. Three acres of land along the south bank of the Crag Hall Burn is named 'Matthew's Bank' on early 19th century maps. Thomas Atkinson of Crag Hall owned the land. The road Matthew Bank was originally called Crag Hall Lane. It was improved around 1828 by reducing the gradient.