The dining room showing furnishings including the sideboard, at the Bishop's Palace for the Bishop of Newcastle, Ernest Roland Wilberforce

Date:
1886
Location:
Benwell Towers, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Bishops Palace, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Reference:
BL06465
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

Benwell Towers was built in 1831 by John Dobson for Thomas Crawhall. It was donated to the Diocese of Newcastle in 1882 and was subsequently used as the Bishop's Palace for many years. Later uses of the building include a fire station, a training centre for the National Coal Board, and a public house. Between 1989 and 2006 the building was used by the BBC as the base for a children's television series, Byker Grove. The Bedford Lemere daybook states that the image was taken for Robson and Sons.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Person Of Historic Interest/Notable Pers: Wilberforce, Ernest Roland

Architect: Dobson, John

Keywords

Dining Room, Victorian House, Victorian Bishops Palace