Bessie Surtees House
| Bessie Surtees House | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 Bessie Surtees House | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ249637 |
| Location: | 54°58’1"N, 1°36’43"W |
| City: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| History | |
| Town house | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | English Heritage |
Bessie Surtees House is the name of two merchants' houses in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, that were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. They stand on Sandhill, the street running above the bank of the River Tyne upstream from the Tyne Bridge.
The buildings are a fine and rare example of Jacobean domestic architecture. An exhibition detailing the history of the buildings can be found on the first floor. The site is also home to the North East regional branch of English Heritage and Historic England.
Bessie Surtees House is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The house is best known as the scene of the elopement of Bessie Surtees and John Scott, who later became Lord Chancellor. It was restored in 1930 by SR Vereker, later Lord Gort, who employed an engineer to install 17th century fixtures taken from properties about to be demolished. Newcastle City Council purchased the house in 1978. They leased it to English Heritage in 1989.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bessie Surtees House) |
- Bessie Surtees House – English Heritage
References
- ↑ Bessie Surtees House - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Bessie Surtees House:English Heritage