North-East Architectural History

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Gisborough Hall on the edge of the North York Moors was built by Admiral Thomas Chaloner in 1857. It was designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon or possibly his younger brother William Milford Teulon in Jacobean style.

The Rose and Crown Hotel at Romaldkirk, County Durham, is a historic eighteenth-century coaching inn. Built of sandstone, it overlooks the village green and retains an atmospheric interior. Above the door is a frieze bearing the date 1733.

Once an icon of Middlesbrough, the Royal Exchange was a palatial venue for the trading of iron, the lifeblood of the town. The architect was Charles John Adams of Stockton. The inspiration came from the town palaces erected by the wealthy merchants of the Italian Renaissance.

Middlesbrough's clock and water tower (1903-4) is the only remnant of the buildings that once served the busy coal port. It provided the hydraulic pressure needed to operate the lock gates and other dock machinery.

Forthcoming publication from the Surtees Society, the diary of W. G. Footitt, who worked for the major Gothic Revival architect Charles Hodgson Fowler of Durham - boydellandbrewer.com/book/the-diary…

Love #architecture? Get your tickets for the Friends' Lecture Series: 'Creating Georgian churches in northern England 1700-1830' by Richard Pears, 23rd September, 7pm #DurhamCathedral. Open to all. Book Tickets Now at: at friendsofdurhamcathedral.co.uk/events #Durham #Talk

The Grand Hotel, #Hartlepool. This Victorian behemoth was designed by James Garry of West Hartlepool in 1898. Built for G. H. Ducksbury by J. Howe & Co., it was primarily intended for 'commercial men' visiting the town on business.

In Northumberland you often see the county flag being flown in quite a lot of places. People even put flag stickers on their car. The design dates from the 7th century with origins of St Oswald’s burial. It is the oldest flag in Britain.

@WaltonBob @BoyesStores @tpbennettllp Some views of the 70s interior.

In Bridlington, Boyes department store was built 1970 for Hammonds of Hull (architects: TP Bennett) when the Victorian store of Carltons was demolished. Hammonds was bought by House of Frazer in 1972 & rebranded Binns & @BoyesStores took over the landmark building in 1998.

@StymieSi Amazing frieze on the bar. I've never seen that before.

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Industrialist Charles Mitchell purchased ‘West Jesmond’ from Richard Burdon-Sanderson II in 1869. The house had been remodelled by John Dobson and Thomas Oliver Jr. Mitchell commissioned Thomas Ralph Spence to carry out further alterations, renaming it Jesmond Towers.

Save the date: Tue 23rd September, 7pm. Our Friends' Lecture Series returns with 'Creating Georgian churches in northern England 1700-1830' by Richard Pears Book Tickets at friendsofdurhamcathedral.co.uk/events #Durham #Event #Talk #DurhamCathedral

PUBLICATION DAY for God is an Englishman! "Of making many books there is no end" but at least this one is done and out in the world. I don't know if it contains wisdom more precious than rubies... /1

@TyneFlashback I'd forgotten about that - what a sleek modernist building.

1981: The brand new #Gateshead Interchange pictured from the top level of the Trinity Square car park, the interchange opened on the 15th November 1981. This area has since been transformed. 📸 flic.kr/p/bvk6T7

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@barbed50 Christ Church, Oxford.

Another of the "B-P" Series cathedral stereos that recently joined my collection. Can you identify the location? Plus original packaging for a portable pocket stereoscope you could purchase to view your cards. More in my latest Pressphotoman blogpost via the link in my bio.

Remember to check out my #localhistory books on #NewcastleUponTyne and the #NorthEast in general. All profits to @GreatNorthCH of course. All 5 books are 200page affairs & can be found displayed on my blog at newcastle-history.blogspot.com Hope you enjoy them, and cheers! #Newcastle

@PaulSuttonKing If nothing comes up via image searches, a tip is to search for specific architectural features plus 'listed building'. This often brings up relavant entries in the National Heritage List. In this case, I searched for 'brick buttress' and 'quoins'.

@NE_Arch_Hist Fantastic spot, thank you. I’d searched in vain for an image locally

A trip to #Norwich for mystery #postcard Monday. Does anyone recognise the location of this ancient arch? What about this group, there is no obvious uniform or regalia, what are they up to in 1913?