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Latitude: 54.9521 / 54°57'7"N
Longitude: -1.6165 / 1°36'59"W
OS Eastings: 424661
OS Northings: 562001
OS Grid: NZ246620
Mapcode National: GBR SNV.RB
Mapcode Global: WHC3R.4SJK
Plus Code: 9C6WX92M+RC
Entry Name: Bensham Grove Community Centre
Listing Date: 13 January 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1248538
English Heritage Legacy ID: 430177
ID on this website: 101248538
Location: Bensham, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8
County: Gateshead
Electoral Ward/Division: Lobley Hill and Bensham
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Gateshead
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: Bensham and Teams
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1. BENSHAM ROAD
5099
Bensham Grove
(Community Centre)
NZ 2560 NZ 26SW 1&6/107
II
2.
Early C19 with mid and late C19 alterations. Coursed stone with ashlar dressings.
Fairly low pitched Welsh slate roof, with three corniced stone chimney stacks.
Moulded eaves cornice and frieze; cill bands. Two storeys, six windows. Quoins
to angles and windows, two original sashes, the rest modern. Doric prostyle porch
in third bay, later canted and square bays to right. Later brick right extension
with stone dressings. Half-octagonal ended conservatory to left. On entrance
front, a two-bay entrance wing dated 1875. Some original windows on rear elevation.
Some good late C19 stained glass windows with floral panels and figures in
Burne-Jones style; and some arts-and-crafts metalwork to doors.
Bensham Grove is chiefly notable as the home of Robert Spence Watson (1837-1911),
the most notable citizen of Gateshead. He was secretary of the Newcastle Literary
and Philosophical Society, co-founder of many educational institutions including
the Gateshead High School and the Newcastle College of Science (now the University
of Newcastle upon Tyne). He was, for more than two decades, secretary of the
Newcastle Liberal Association and, although he never stood for Parliament, was
appointed a Privy Councillor. He was perhaps best known for pioneer work in
arbitration of industrial disputes.
Listing NGR: NZ2466162001
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