1 Summerhill Terrace

HER Number

17314

District

Newcastle

Site Name

1 Summerhill Terrace

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Terraced House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

1 SUMMERHILL TERRACE MO MOWLAM 1949-2005 Respected politician, MP for Redcar 1987-2001, Northern Ireland secretary 1997-1999, led talks that resulted in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Lived in this house from 1979-1983. "It takes courage to push things forward" {Placemark ID 41}.

Easting

424091

Northing

564057

Grid Reference

NZ424091564057

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2001, Summerhill Conservation Area Character Statement, p 19