Recorded on Greenwood's plan, 1820 to the north of the present house. It comprised a yard with buildings on the north,west and south sides probably with the house in the south-east corner. Remnants of ridge and furrow can be seen on aerial views of the farm.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Recorded on Greenwood's plan, 1820 to the north of the present house. It comprised a yard with buildings on the north, west and south sides probably with the house in the south-east corner. Remnants of ridge and furrow can be seen on aerial views of the farm.
Site Name
North Moor Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
6774
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<<HER 6774 >> Ordnance Survey 1st edition map 1856; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2014, Site south of Newcastle Road (A184) and West of A19 - Archaeological Assessment; Greenwood, 1820, Map of the County Palatinate of Durham TWM D.NCP/1/7-8
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
07
DAY2
06
District
Sunderland
Easting
3313
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MONTH1
02
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5850
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Usworth
Description
Recorded on Greenwood's plan, 1820. Redeveloped between 1862-1896. 1862- L shaped buildings in the centre of a rectangular plot with a gin-gang on the west side. By 1896 the house (at the southern end of the L shape) had been demolished and the present dwelling constructed closer to the road. The remnants of the farm buildings had been extended into a narrow 'reversed J' shaped range, now enclosed by later additions.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Recorded on Greenwood's plan, 1820. Redeveloped between 1862-1896. 1862- L shaped buildings in the centre of a rectangular plot with a gingang on the west side. By 1896 the house (at the southern end of the L shape) had been demolished and the present dwelling constructed closer to the road. The remnants of the farm buildings had been extended into a narrow 'reversed J' shaped range, now enclosed by later additions.
Site Name
West Moor Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
6773
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<<HER 6773 >> Ordnance Survey 1st edition map 1856; Greenwood, 1820, Map of the County Palatinate of Durham, TWM D.NCP/1/7-8; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2014, Site south of Newcastle Road (A184) and West of A19 - Archaeological Assessment
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
15780
DAY1
07
DAY2
14
District
Sunderland
Easting
3371
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
02
MONTH2
08
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5667
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Barmston
Description
Most of the buildings at Low Barmston Farm were built between 1840 and 1856. However one building is shown on a map of 1802 but is much earlier than that (HER 15780). The 1802 plan shows a roughly square building, likely the farmhouse, with a range of buildings running to the east, and a narrower wing running off this range to the south. These were likely to be the farm buildings and stables along with two freestanding outbuildings. The 1840 tithe map of Barmston shows the same layout of buildings as in 1802. With the exception of the one surviving early building, the layout of these buildings does not match the present form and it is likely that these buildings were either demolished or extensively altered in order to accommodate the later Low Barmston Farm. By 1856 a plan of Low Barmston Farm surveyed by Naylor and Holmes for the Marchioness of Londonderry shows the layout of the farm buildings similar to how they appear today. By this time Low Barmston Farm House (HER 7049) has been built to the north as have the buildings of Low Barmston Farm, which at this time have included the earlier building. The first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1861 shows the buildings of the Low Barmston Farm as being unchanged from the layout shown in 1856 save for the demolition of a small outbuilding within the yard. Kelly’s Post Office Directory of Durham 1879 describes Barmston as ‘a small township consisting of a few scattered farms and cottages totalling 893 acres’ and also list the occupiers of Low Barmston as 1879 Dixon, William (farmer); 1890 Wilson, William (farmer); 1902 Shield, Thomas (farmer), Stephenson, John Brock (miller (water)) at Low Barmston Forge, 1910 Shield, Thomas (farmer), 1929-1938 Smith, George (farm manager to Leverson’s Wallsend Collieries Ltd). Leverson’s had their registered office at Usworth Hall, Washington at this time and operated the Usworth colliery from 1921 to 1940. The fourth edition Ordnance Survey map of 1939 shows that small outbuildings have been built to the north-west of Low Barmston Farm House. The reverse C-shaped range of buildings known as The Forge have been altered, with the southern half of the range demolished and replaced by a rectangular building with a narrow wing running to the north-east and a second narrow outlying building to the south-west. To the south-west a building later known as Keeper’s Cottage has been built.
SITEASS
The farm has suffered from a lot of demolition and new build. The L-shaped two storey stone stable and tack room was demolished by 2005 and replaced by a large new build using the stone from the old building. The western elevation of the indoor riding school (which still stands) has a crow stepped gable end. Numerous stone walls and an archway north of the large barn (indoor riding school, now storage) have been demolished. Seven stables have been demolished. The tack room and office has been converted to residential use (Blacksmith's Cottage). A wooden barn with 12 integral stables south of the indoor riding school has been demolished. One old stone barn and hay loft survives (HER 15780). This was demolished down to one storey in 1982 due to subsidence from mineworkings. A tin roof was added and the structure was used as a hay barn and stable block for the riding school. The building has [2010] been partly rebuilt. One part of It also has crow stepped gables and an 'arrow slit' window. This is subject to a planning application for residential conversion in 2013.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Most of the buildings at Low Barmston Farm were built between 1840 and 1856. However one building is shown on a map of 1802 but is much earlier than that (HER 15780). The 1802 plan shows a roughly square building, likely the farmhouse, with a range of buildings running to the east, and a narrower wing running off this range to the south. These were likely to be the farm buildings and stables along with two freestanding outbuildings. The 1840 tithe map of Barmston shows the same layout of buildings as in 1802. With the exception of the one surviving early building, the layout of these buildings does not match the present form and it is likely that these buildings were either demolished or extensively altered in order to accommodate the later Low Barmston Farm. By 1856 a plan of Low Barmston Farm surveyed by Naylor and Holmes for the Marchioness of Londonderry shows the layout of the farm buildings similar to how they appear today. By this time Low Barmston Farm House (HER 7049) has been built to the north as have the buildings of Low Barmston Farm, which at this time have included the earlier building. The first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1861 shows the buildings of the Low Barmston Farm as being unchanged from the layout shown in 1856 save for the demolition of a small outbuilding within the yard. Kelly’s Post Office Directory of Durham 1879 describes Barmston as ‘a small township consisting of a few scattered farms and cottages totalling 893 acres’ and also list the occupiers of Low Barmston as 1879 Dixon, William (farmer); 1890 Wilson, William (farmer); 1902 Shield, Thomas (farmer), Stephenson, John Brock (miller (water)) at Low Barmston Forge, 1910 Shield, Thomas (farmer), 1929-1938 Smith, George (farm manager to Leverson’s Wallsend Collieries Ltd). Leverson’s had their registered office at Usworth Hall, Washington at this time and operated the Usworth colliery from 1921 to 1940. The fourth edition Ordnance Survey map of 1939 shows that small outbuildings have been built to the north-west of Low Barmston Farm House. The reverse C-shaped range of buildings known as The Forge have been altered, with the southern half of the range demolished and replaced by a rectangular building with a narrow wing running to the north-east and a second narrow outlying building to the south-west. To the south-west a building later know as Keeper’s Cottage has been built.
Site Name
Low Barmston Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
HER Number
6772
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<<HER 6772 >> Ordnance Survey 1st edition map 1856; D/Bo/G99/12-15 Leases of land in Barmston for chemical manufacture
D/Lo/ E 386 Plan of land in Barmston related to chemical manufacture
D/Bo/G35 Plan of Barmston Township, 1802
D/Br/P291 1910 OS plan of Barmston area
Du6/11/1 Hylton Family Estate, 1654
UD/CS 236 Plan of Barmston, circa 1861
D/Lo/D41 Plan of Barmston Estate and cultivation 1779
D/Lo/P3 Plan of Barmston Estate, 1802
D/Lo/P6 Plan of Low Barmston Farm, 1856
EP/Wa 3/1 (2) Tithe map Barmston, 1840
TWM; Jamie Scott, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2010, Low Barmston Farm, Washington, Tyne and Wear - Historic Buildings Recording
Shown on Ordnance Survey 2nd edition of 1890. Three houses with gardens - possibly the manager's (of Washington Chemical Works HER 3056) house said to have 8 rooms and a garden, and the foreman's and clerk's houses.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey 2nd edition of 1890. Three houses with gardens - possibly the manager's (of Washington Chemical Works HER 3056) house said to have 8 rooms and a garden, and the foreman's and clerk's houses.