Opened in 1887 to accommodate 700 people. By James Cubitt (who also designed Westgate Road Baptist Church). Norman style with a large square tower and short nave. In 1973 Haldane Court sheltered housing replaced the church.
Site Name
Osborne Road, Baptist Church
Site Type: Specific
Baptist Chapel
HER Number
10096
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 92; Christopher Stell, 1994, An inventory of non conformist chapels and meeting-houses in the north of England, p 168; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2012
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
425390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565850
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The home of shipbuilder William Dobson. Site now occupied by the modern Wordsworth House residential nursing home
Site Name
Woodslea, Clayton Road
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
10095
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Newcastle City Council, 2007, South Jesmond Conservation Character Statement, p 8
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
03
DAY2
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
425414
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
01
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565852
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Site now occupied by the modern Wordsworth House residential nursing home.
Site Name
Eskdale, Clayton Road
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
10094
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2021
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
425600
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565870
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Semi-detached villa in buff brick with slate roof. Modest classical style.
Site Name
Clayton Road, Thornleigh
Site Type: Specific
Semi Detached House
HER Number
10093
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Newcastle City Council, 2007, South Jesmond Conservation Area Character Statement, p 18
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
03
District
Newcastle
Easting
425590
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565870
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Jesmond
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Now called Denewood. Semi-detached villa in buff brick with slate roof. Modest classical in style.
Site Name
Clayton Road, Beechwood
Site Type: Specific
Semi Detached House
HER Number
10092
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Newcastle City Council, 2007, South Jesmond Conservation Area Character Statement, p 18