The river tyne, although not as polluted as it was to become, was already showing signs of the hive of industry and commerce it was to be in the future. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of bensham. Gateshead and memories of growing up in a very different world. Lumley 1932 history of low fell by madeline hope dodds 1966 history of gateshead by frank w. Working together with teams and bensham community care we are running this book project with older people living in these two areas of gateshead. The property has a great location within walking distance to gateshead town centre and access to. Bensham, gateshead area information, map, walks and more.
Check under gateshead wide events across all of gateshead will be listed there. Material covers union history, miners lockouts, poverty, unemployment and women at work. Bensham is a suburban area in the metropolitan borough of gateshead, tyne and wear, north east england bensham has a mixture of homes. Here, in the 1930s they used a goat with a gate necklace. Book by whelan 1856 gateshead history, felling history, low fell. Walker terrace, bensham bank newcastle, old photos. Secret gateshead, by rob kirkup, amberley publishing, is newly published. This covered approximately 500 acres from east park road to. He became principal of bensham and sunniside dental practices in 20. The book ends when kathleens family left bensham at the end of the 1950s. Business business, international news, opinion and commentary books.
Walker terrace, bensham bank newcastle, old photos, street view. The saltwell estate had at one time been the larg est in gateshead. There will be no fines on any library books returned after. Remember to book early at the office if you would like a table they are already going fast. This covered approximately 500 acres from east park road to the team and from bensham to low fell. Uncovering gateshead is a walking guide designed to take you through the terraces, down the back lanes and discover some of gatesheads hidden treasures. Most of the pictures on this web page are from gateshead councils fantastic photographic collection now available online at isee. Why charedi jews are flocking to the gritty town of gateshead cnaan liphshiz travels to a northern mining town near newcastle to find out why its charedi community has. Page 206 for that so much dung and filth of the garbage and intrails as well of beasts killed, as of other corruptions, be cast and put in ditches, rivers and other waters, and also within many other places, within, about and nigh unto divers cities, boroughs, and towns of the realm, and the suburbs of them, that the air there is greatly corrupt and infect, and many maladies and other. Dave morton enjoys a new book, gateshead remembered, which recalls the life and times of the town. Like nearby saltwell, bensham is home to a sizeable community of orthodox. The area of saltwell in gateshead is a fairly new settlement in terms of the development of the town, having only become urbanised in the early 20 th century. Gateshead is the home of the metrocentre, a large shopping centre and, at various times, the largest in europe.
These include pages for birtley, dunston and low fell. Bensham asylum expanded rapidly and the majority of pauper lunatic patients were sent there from 1836 in addition to private patients. Bensham gateshead history old pictures, old photos, then and now photos. Gateshead central library prince consort road gateshead ne8 4ln. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. The first general hospital was bensham hospital fig 20. Browse 7 photo books on bensham and the surrounding area. Details of the book launch have been postponed due to covid19 we will let let you know as soon as we are able to make arrangements. Bystanders watch as a fire destroys shephards ellison street store on january 18. Jan 01, 2014 taking you through the year day by day, the gateshead book of days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of gatesheads archives and covering. Two new books are helping to shed light on gatesheads forgotten history and give people the chance to stretch their legs at the same time. Gateshead libraries local history project with lots of local history information and photographs from gateshead and the villages in the gateshead mbc area. Bensham photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
The town is known for its architecture, including the sage gateshead, the angel of the north and the baltic centre for contemporary art. Bensham is also a hamlet in the same parish, oneandahalf mile southwest of. Bystanders watch as a fire destroys shephards ellison street store on january from the book gateshead remembered, by anthea lang, published by summerhill books the we recall the north east through a time of war and huge change. A cip catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. New guided walks around gatesheads forgotten history. There is a scanned copy of a short history of gateshead by i. Jan 24, 2019 two new books are helping to shed light on gateshead s forgotten history and they are giving local people the chance to stretch their legs at the same time. Mar 05, 2012 a brief, potted and ongoing history of saltwell the area of saltwell in gateshead is a fairly new settlement in terms of the development of the town, having only become urbanised in the early 20th century.
Bensham, gateshead local area information, map, walks and more. Uncovering gateshead takes readers on a series of five short heritage walks around gateshead taking a closer look at some of the buildings and street art that people probably walk past. These statistics can tell you if bensham is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The property has a great location within walking distance to gateshead town centre and access to metro. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Help and advice for a short history of gateshead chapter two if you have found a problem on this page then please report it on the following form. Welcome to history of gateshead which brings you all you need to know about the town, nay district, that you love. Shows bensham in 1862 books about bensham area browse 7 photo books on bensham and the surrounding area. Tyneside a history of gateshead from earliest times alistair moffat and george rosie. These include different styles of houses built between the late 1890s and 1980s. By the mid 19th century, there were six large stone quarries in gateshead, including one on bensham bank, overlooking bloomfield terrace.
Gateshead, a municipal, county, and parliamentary borough in the county of durham, situated on the south bank of the tyne, immediately opposite to newcastleupontyne. They cover a range of socioeconomic factors so you can compare bensham to figures for. Bensham gateshead history gateshead, incredible places. Making sure that gateshead s rich history is never forgotten. There are five heritage walks around the town centre, bensham, saltwell and shipcote. Other major areas in the borough include whickham, birtley, blaydonontyne and ryton. If you are thinking of moving to bensham or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. A history of newcastle and gateshead from earliest times new ed by moffat, alistair, rosie, george isbn. Taking you through the year day by day, the gateshead book of days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town. Dead mans arch, bensham, from the book secret gateshead, by rob. Bensham and saltwell alive is an initiative that has two key aims. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed.
Birtley belgians are found across northeast england and belgium. We meet at gateshead library on the first thursday of each month from september to may excluding january at 7. Gateshead council have struggled over the years with the goat and the gate. We are a group of christians who are called together by god to worship him and serve others by telling and showing the love of god. They cover a range of socioeconomic factors so you can compare bensham to figures for gateshead and nationally. Bensham railway station was a railway station serving the bensham area of gateshead in tyne and wear, england. Anthea langs third book for summerhill books has just been published. Clear a space in your diary for this years spooky night market on the 1st of november 2019. Currently all meetings cancelled till further notice. The bensham railway station operated here from its opening in 1868 to its closure in 1954 community.
A jam packed family event with entertainment and lovely crafts for sale and a visit from the scary bensham witches coven. Bensham gateshead history in words and old pictures from collection online at, felling heritage group, old postcards. The largest was the park estate, which at 424 acres in 1836 was a piece of the bishops of durhams hunting park to the east of gateshead. We are particularly interested in working with groups supporting people leaving prison as borderline books would be such a fantastic project for them to run. Transcribed by edwin dodds 1907 reprint by gateshead. Despite his major scrape with death in the trenches.
Bensham grove history in the early 1800s joshua watson, a quaker cheesemonger who lived over his shop in newcastle upon tyne, purchased bensham grove in bensham, gateshead. More about our collections, family history, resources for schools and local history groups online resources gateshead libraries membership gives you access to a range of online subscription services. Bensham road, gateshead then and now gatesheads metro interchange stands in the place of longgone houses and we recall the fascinating history of bensham share. Gaurav has an interest in cosmetic dentistry, surgical dentistry and implantology. New book three members of gateshead local history society have written a new book called celebrating gateshead which is due on in april. History of gateshead gateshead history, felling history.
Home gateshead history, felling history, low fell history. Making sure that gatesheads rich history is never forgotten. A history of newcastle and gateshead from earliest. In the early 1800s joshua watson, a quaker cheesemonger who lived over his shop in newcastle upon tyne, purchased bensham grove in bensham, gateshead. Little oscar shortt, 5, a pupil of brighton avenue primary school in bensham, gateshead, wrote his letter to nhs workers as part of his homework and brought tears to his headteachers eyes. Keen to offer residents an alternative to the tyneside flat, the tower houses allow for a tightlyorchestrated response and will see a reduction in the typical back to back distances of. The history section of the site is your onestop shop for events, news and resources about history. History, topography and directory of the county palatine of durham by.
Gateshead libraries added 3 new photos to the album. A history of newcastle and gateshead from earliest times tells that glittering tale, from the retreat of the icefields 10,000 years ago, through the coming of the roman emperor hadrian, the glories of northumbria, the stunning achievement of bede of jarrow, the building of the new castle in 1080 and the dangerous beginnings of the. The town is known for its architecture, including the sage gateshead, th. Gateshead libraries local history project with lots of localhistory information and photographs from gateshead and the villages in the gateshead mbc area. Started this summer the group is investigating the social history of their home town, telling their stories and sharing memories before recording them in a book which will be published later this year. The system may refuse to renew them, but you will not be charged fines while libraries are closed or on reduced hours.
Production of ppe for key workers at gateshead libraries. Established in 1799, bensham asylum was one of three private asylums in gateshead to claim the benefits of the clean air and healthy situation of the suburbs. Low fell history, felling history, dunston, wrekenton, lamesley, newcastlegateshead 21st century. All the information that we have is in the web pages, so please do. Following the government instruction, all libraries are now closed until further notice for all purposes. Books to enjoy general history of gateshead vestiges of old newcastle and gateshead by j. If you are wanting advice then the best place to ask is on the areas specific email lists. Orthodox gateshead is embracing modernity the jewish. Gateshead is the main major area in the metropolitan borough and the town takes up around 60% of the boroughs population.
Local author don watson has been documenting this unique collection of labour history material and a list of our holdings is now available to browse. See all books memories of bensham read and share your memories of bensham itself or of a particular photo. During the 17th and 18th centuries, benshams biggest industry was quarrying. Library showing a fine house surrounded by trees and gardens reproduced in this book. Offering for sale this beautiful two bedroom mid terrace house. Gateshead is a town in tyne and wear, england, on the southern bank of the river tyne opposite newcastle upon tyne. The collection was compiled by tom marshall, a former gateshead librarian, now deceased. The average house price in bensham road, gateshead ne8 is. Squires barnetts first commission from the gateshead framework panel, was the major regeneration project located inside the gateshead suburb of bensham. House prices in bensham road, gateshead ne8 zoopla. Prior to this, from around 1858 map 1 the area consisted of mainly countryside and was primarily used for.
New book tells the story of the tru tones from gateshead and their brushes with fame and fortune in the 1960s and 70s. Search the library catalogue more search options build search. He is currently working towards his master of science in implantology. A short history of gateshead by i c carlton to mark the dissolution of the county borough of gateshead on march 31st 1974. Stories from teams and bensham community care projects. Returning home due to sickness or injury, he found himself in the gateshead suburb of bensham in early 1916. Gateshead newcastle upon tyne felling old maps of bensham.
Paintings, photographs and rarely seen archive snapshots of landmarks dotted around the town appear in an exhibition, heritage buildings in gateshead, which opens on march 7 at gatesheads central library. We are also actively seeking partnerships with organisations who could produce, for instance, bookshelves, bookends or other items related to books. Prior to this, from around 1858 map 1 the area consisted of mainly countryside and was primarily used for farming and many open cast mines. Gateshead local history society was formed in september 1964 by gateshead libraries and the membership has continued to grow each year. Bensham bank quarry, like most others in gateshead, was used for building stone and had been built over by the early 20th century. Bensham road, gateshead then and now gatesheads metro interchange stands in the place of longgone houses and we recall the fascinating history of. Why charedi jews are flocking to the gritty town of gateshead. Gateshead and newcastle are joined by seven bridges across the tyne, including the gateshead millennium bridge. If youd like to write for the northeast history tour click on the option above.