"A Short History of Gateshead". © Gateshead
Metropolitan Borough Council, 1998
Title Page and Table of Contents
A Short History of Gateshead
Index
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A
- Abbot, John & Co., 82
- Adda, 1
- Allhusen, Christian, 85
- Anchorage, 41, 45
- Asylums, 59
B
- Bailiff, 3, 96, 37, 99, 40
- Bailey Chare, 24, 30
- Barlow New Town, 61-62
- Barns Close, 23-4, 75
- Bede, 1
- Bensham, 55, 60, 76, 77, 78
- Asylum, 59
- Hall, 27
- Town Fields, 16-17, 39-44
- Bethesda Chapel, 34
- Birtley, 8, 42
- Bishops of Durham, 2, 3, 4, 25, 31, 36-39, 40
- de Puiset, 2
- Pilkington, 12
- Tunstall, 5
- Walcher, 10-11
- Blaydon, 8, 42
- Board of Guardians, 50-54
- Boldon Book, 3
- Booth, William, 34
- Borough-holders, 16, 37, 40
- Bottle Bank, 1, 22, 23, 93
- Brandling Junction Railway, 35, 98, 99
- Bridges, 101, 106
- High Level, 20, 33, 34, 81, 102-3, 105
- High Team, 106
- King Edward, 35, 104
- Low Team, 106
- Swing, 1, 103
- Tyne
- Roman, 1, 101
- medieval, 14-16, 31, 101-102
- Eighteenth century, 20, 22, 93, 102, 103
- Modern, 4, 58, 104-5
- Bus Services, 97-98
- Bush Inn, 31
- Busy Burn, 24
- Butter Cross, Ravensworth, 35
- Butts, The, 44
C
- Canals, 101
- Cannon Inn
- Carr Hill, 61, 117
- Pottery, 78
- Reservoir, 108-109
- Windmills, 77
- Charles I, 31
- Chemical Manufacturing, 84-86
- Cholera, 55-56, 116-117
- Church Street, 1, 23, 93
- Cinemas, 69-70
- Civil War, 13
- Clapham, Anthony, 85
- Claremont Place, 60
- Clarke, Chapman-John Thompson, 28, 84
- Clasper, Harry, 70
- Clay tobacco pipes, 90
- Coal and coal mining, 4, 5, 6, 13, 17-19, 37, 47, 73-75
- Coat of Arms, 42
- Coatsworth Road, 28, 60
- Cockfighting, 63
- Collinson, John, 47
- Common Fields, see Town Fields
- Cotesworth. William, 28, 79
- Council, 7, 8, 41, 112
- Cromwell, Oliver, 38
- Crowley, Sir Ambrose, 79, 81
D
- Davidson, George, 88
- Deckham Hall, 27
- Defoe Daniel, 31
- Derwent, River, 15
- Dispensary, 7, 33, 56
- Drunkeness, 64-65
- Dixon, Corbitt, 89
- Dudley, John, 5
- Durham Road, 25, 115
E
- Electricity Supply, 113
- Ellison, Cuthbert, 29, 33
- Ellison Street, 29, 33
- Engineering, 79-84
F
- Fairs, see Markets and Fairs
- Felling, 8, 42
- Field House, 27
- Fire & Explosion, $$1854$$, 19-21, 32, 56
- Fisheries, 3
- Flood of $$1771$$, 14-16
- Forests, 2, 3
- Fountain View, 54
- Four & Twenty, 38
- Freemen, 16, 37, 40
- Friars Goose
- battle of, 17-19
- Shipbuilding, 91
G
- Galloway, William, 81-82
- Gas Supply, 112-113
- Gategang, Family, 3-4,
- Gateshead , A.F.C., 71-72
- Gateshead Fell, 3, 16, 114-116
- Gateshead Observer, 7
- Glassmaking, 7, 87-88
- Goat Inn, 109
- Grand Lease , 6
- Greensfield, 41
- Locomotive workshops, 83-84, 100
H
- Haggie, David & Peter , 88
- Half Moon Inn, 34
- Half Moon Lane, 24, 30, 100
- Hancock , Ald, Peter Strong, 58
- Hawks Crawshay & Co, 8, 80-82, 91, 103
- Hawks George, 27, 41
- Hazlitt , Robert, 114-115
- Health, 55-59, 116-117
- Heathfield, 115
- Heworth, 51, 78, 108
- High Street, 23, 60, 77, 95
- High Teams Institution, 54 see also Workhouse
- Hillgate, 19, 21, 22, 56, 59
- Ropemaking, 88
- Shipbuilding, 90-91
- Windmill, 77
- Hodgson, Rev. John, 116
- Holly House, 29
- Holy Trinity Church, 2, 24, 32, 33, 108
- Hospitals, 57, 59
- Bensham General , 58
- Queen Elizabeth, 58-59
- St Mary's, Stannington, 59
- Sheriff Hill Isolation, 57, 58
- Whinney House, 58
- Housing, 7, 8, 22-24, 41-42, 57, 59-62
- Housing Department, see Dispensary
I
J
- Jackson, Paul, 78
- Jackson Street (Chare), 23, 77
K
- King James Hospital, 24, 75, 88
- King John's Palace, 30
L
- Lamesley, 8, 42
- Leisure, 62-72
- Liulph, 10, 11
- Local Government Reorganisation, 8, 9, 42
- Loppy Lloyds, 69
- Low Fell, 3, 51, 60, 75, 109, 114-116
- Lucas, George, 65
M
- Markets and Fairs, 45
- Mechanics Institute, 7
- Monastery, 4, 2, 32
- Mount Pleasant, 60
- Mulgrave Terrace, 24, 60, 101
- Music Halls, 67-68
N
- Newcastle upon Tyne, attempts to take over Gateshead, 4-6, 11-12, 37-38
- Newall, R. S., 41, 89
O
- Oakwellgate, 1, 30, 31, 41, 83, 85, 108
- Old Durham Road, 24, 78, 117
P
- Park
- Parks
- East Gateshead Riverside, 35, 86
- Saltwell, 67
- Windmill Hills, 66-67
- Patterson, Thomas, 78
- Pipewellgate, 1, 4, 23, 56, 59
- Gasworks, 112
- Glassworks, 87
- Pottery, 78
- Plagues, 14, 55
- Pleasant Row, 24, 75
- Police, 17-19, 109
- Poorhouse, 48-50 see also Workhouse
- Poor Law Union, 7, 50-54
- Post Office, 15
- Pottery, 77-79
- Powell, Thomas, 49
- Price. Joseph, 87, 91
Q
- Quarries, 75-76, 114
- Queen Victoria, 21, 103
- Queen's Head, 34
- Queen's Terrace, 60
R
- Railways, 35, 41, 82-84, 98-101
- Redheugh
- Renforth, James, 70
- Riding of the Boundaries, 44
- Rippon. Cuthbert, 7
- Roads, 3, 93-95
- Rodsley Estate, 26
- Roman Remains, 1, 15
- Ropemaking, 88-90
- Rowing, 70
- Ryton, 8, 42
S
- St. Edmunds Hospital
- Bishop and Confessor(High Street), 2, 24, 32, 33, 46, 47
- King & Martyr (Old Durham Road), 24, 46-48
- St. Mary's Church, 11, 14, 20, 23, 32, 38, 41, 45, 48, 88
- Saltmeadows, 5, 88
- Saltwell, 2, 51
- Sheriff Hill, 3, 25, 29-30, 57, 59, 78, 109, 113
- Shipbuilding, 90-91
- Shipcote Estate, 26, 60, 74
- Social Services, 46-55
- South Dene Towers, 28
- South Shore, 78
- Sowerby, Joseph, 87-88
- Staiths, 5
- Sunderland Road, 24, 48, 60
- Sutton, Thomas, 6
- Swan. J. W., 84
- Swinburne family, 33
T
- Team, river, 15, 89
- Team Valley Trading Estate, 8
- Theatres, 67-69
- Tollbooth, 110
- Town Fields, 16-17, 39, 44
- Town Hall, 41, 110
- Trams, 34, 95-97
- Tyne, river, 4, 14-16, 37, 108
U
W
- Waggonways, 74-75
- Wailes, William, 88
- Walker Terrace, 60
- Warburton, John, 78
- Water Supply, 24, 107-9, 56
- Wesley, John, 114
- West Street, 24, 33, 41, 77, 110
- Whickham, 5, 6, 8, 42, 51
- Windmill Hills, 2, l3, 16, 28, 60, 94
- Windmills, 3, 28, 76-77
- Witches, 44
- Workhouse, 50-54 see also High Teams Institution
- Working Men's Clubs, 65-66
- Wrekenton, 59, 109, 116-117
Y
Title Page and Table of Contents
"A Short History of Gateshead". © Gateshead
Metropolitan Borough Council, 1998
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