Bensham Grove Community Centre
BENSHAM GROVE, BENSHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1248538
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Bensham Grove Community Centre
- Statutory Address:
- BENSHAM GROVE, BENSHAM ROAD
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- Date:
- 1999-09-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/01221/21
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1248538
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Bensham Grove Community Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- BENSHAM GROVE, BENSHAM ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- COMMUNITY CENTRE, BENSHAM ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BENSHAM GROVE, BENSHAM ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- COMMUNITY CENTRE, BENSHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Gateshead (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 24661 62001
Details
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 430177
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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