|
For the Fell in the Lake District, see Low Fell (Lake District). Coordinates: 54°55′N 1°35′W / 54.92, -1.59 Low Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links Red_pog. ...
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ...
The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
This article is about Gateshead, England. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ...
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ...
The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ...
North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ...
Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of...
For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...
This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ...
A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ...
UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ...
The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh, Bedlington, Belford, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Blyth, Boldon Colliery, Chathill, Choppington, Corbridge, Cramlington, East Boldon, Gateshead, Haltwhistle, Hebburn, Hexham, Jarrow, Morpeth, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Newcastle Upon...
The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ...
Northumbria Police is the police force for the north English counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. ...
A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational...
View of a Tyne and Wear Volvo Fire Appliance. ...
This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
The North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Stockton-on-Tees, and Tyne and Wear in the North East England region. ...
This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ...
North East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ...
List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places...
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, England. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Low Fell is known as a small town in the suburbs of Gateshead, England. It is located close to the A1 giving easy and quick access to other parts of the county and country. The town is very popular for young couples starting families, and has a large percentage of elderly people. This article is about Gateshead, England. ...
For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...
History of Low Fell
Originally referred to as Gateshead Fell, after the Enclosure Act of 1809, it was separated into High Fell and Low Fell. Until 1790 Low Fell was only populated by vagrants, tinkers and cloggers. Rent was cheap, in some cases even free; most lived in poverty. The first road was named Sodhouse Bank, as the houses on it were roofed with turf. New roads gradually began to appear - Lamesley Road which later became Kells Lane and Low Fell Road which became Beaconsfield Road and Belle Vue Bank. In the 1880s there was a decade of intensive building and the population soared. The name Low Fell derives from the meaning of 'village through the fields' Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Until 1824 there was still about a mile of farmland between Gateshead and Low Fell. Plans were drawn and a road was built through this farmland in 1826. The first mail coach travelled on the new road, today known as Durham Road on the 17 June 1826. Thomas Wilson used to call this road 'the road through the fields'. This was still accurate until the early 1900s. is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Thomas Wilson is the name of a number of different people: Thomas Wilson (Virginia) (1765–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) (1827–1910), U.S. Representative from Minnesota Thomas Webber Wilson (1893–1948), U.S. Representative from Mississippi Thomas Wilson (composer) (1927–2001), Scottish composer Thomas Wilson...
Notable buildings
Underhill This house is situated on Kells Lane and was for many years the home of Joseph Wilson Swan. Underhill was the first house in the world to have an electric light switch. This article needs cleanup. ...
Whinney House The land on which Whinney House was built was bought in 1864 by brothers John and Edward Joicey. The house was finished in 1867. Later that year John Joicey gave his share to his brother Edward as a token of the love and affection he bore for his brother. Edward lived in the house until his death in 1879. His wife lived in the house until her death in 1906. It was bought by Gateshead Corporation in 1921 and subsequently turned into a hospital.
Tram station Trams ran to Low Fell from Newcastle from the early 1900s until the late 1950s. The building which used to be the tram waiting room still exists almost unchanged to this day. It is situated on the east side of Low Fell at the junction of Kells Lane and Durham Road.
Beaconsfield Hotel Formerly called the Buck Inn this name changed around 1895 along with the road which was formerly Buck Lane. The roads now called Beaconsfield Road and Belle Vue Bank used to be the 'Low Fell Road'.
Notable residents
Thomas Wilson Poet, teacher, business man and native of Low Fell, Thomas Wilson was born in 1774. He learned to read and write during his brief schooling before going to work in the pit at the age of eight. He worked as a miner until the age of nineteen, when he became a teacher. He later joined a Newcastle firm as a clerk and became a prosperous business man.Toward the end of his life he was dedicated to helping children gain a better education with less difficulty than he had. He opened a reading room and school room for local children in Low Fell in 1841. Thomas Wilson died in 1858 aged 84. Thomas Wilson is the name of a number of different people: Thomas Wilson (Virginia) (1765–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) (1827–1910), U.S. Representative from Minnesota Thomas Webber Wilson (1893–1948), U.S. Representative from Mississippi Thomas Wilson (composer) (1927–2001), Scottish composer Thomas Wilson...
Joseph Swan Joseph Swan invented the carbon filament lightbulb, the predecessor of our present day light bulbs. He moved here in 1869 after the death of his first wife. He left Low Fell in 1883 to live in London where he lived until his death in 1914.
External links - History
- Gateshead council website (about Low Fell)
|
Feeds |
Contact