High Heaton houses the Freeman Hospital, Heaton Manor School, Heaton Stannington Football Club, Paddy Freeman's Park and The Spinney. The Spinney was built in the 1960's on the site of Heaton High Pit which closed in 1852. The pit was the scene of a disaster in 1815 when 41 men and 34 boys died when water flooded the pit from some old mine workings.
The suburb consists mainly of 1930s housing developments, prior to this the area was farmland.
11th October 2009
Benton Road.
Requested by reader Steve Pearson of his old house on the corner of Benton Road and Craster Terrace.
12th October 2008
The Spinney.
Developed on the site of High Heaton Pit, the park remembers the 75 men and boys who died in the Main Pit disaster in 1815 with an area of woodland planted in 1852 with 75 sycamore trees for the lives lost. The park is mainly open grassland, mature woodland and children's play area.
Benton Road.
Heaton Manor School.
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The Fairways Estate.
The Fairways estate is sandwiched between Benton Road and Coach Lane on the edge of High Heaton.
The area is probably most well known for being the place where Auf Weidersehen Pet star Jimmy Nail grew up and he attended the nearby but now demolished Manor Park School the site of which now plays host to Heaton Hawks Junior Football Club.
High Heaton Tenants Association and Social Club.
Newton Park public house, Benton Road.
Opened in 1939. Lynn Pearson - an interesting estate pub in neo-Tudor. Retains two original doorcases and a chimney-stack with brick tumbling (bricks laid diagonally for decorative purposes). Its interior has magnificent relief floral patterned ceiling paper in the main bar and billiard room. The barmaids wore uniforms and served customers at their tables.
Source: Sitelines.
Various Streets.
25th September 2008
High Heaton Library.
24th August 2008
High Heaton Library.
Newton Road shops.
Newton Road.
St George's U.R.C. Church, Newton Road.
Heaton Stannington Football Club.
Cragside School.
Built in 1937 in red brick. Stone decoration on arches, window surrounds and coats of arms. Symmetrical either side of a large hall, which rises the full height of the building and is built around two identical quadrangles, within which are two gardens of planted spaces set around paved paths and benches.
Source: Sitelines.
30th June 2008
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High Heaton Library.
23rd May 2008
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High Heaton Library.
3rd March 2008
High Heaton Library.
7th February 2008
High Heaton Library.
9th November 2007
High Heaton Library.
The Spinney.
Developed on the site of High Heaton Pit, the park remembers the 75 men and boys who died in the Main Pit disaster in 1815 with an area of woodland planted in 1852 with 75 sycamore trees for the lives lost. The park is mainly open grassland, mature woodland and children's play area.
30th August 2007
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High Heaton Library.
28 June 2006
The Spinney.
More information:
- Urban Green Newcastle - The Spinney
- Co-Curate - Plaque on the entrance to The Spinney flats
- Under the Fields of Heaton - The 1815 Heaton Colliery Disaster
- ncl.ac.uk - An Inundation of Heaton Colliery
- Northern Mine Research Society - Heaton Colliery inrush 1815
- Heaton History Group - The Heaton Main Colliery Disaster 1815
- Durham Mining Museum - Heaton Main Colliery
- Sitelines - Heaton, The Spinney
- Sitelines - Heaton Colliery, High Pit (E Pit) and The Spinney
- Sitelines - Heaton Colliery (Heaton Banks)
See my other photos around High Heaton:
Great new pictures. You continue to out do yourself!!!
ReplyDeleteEspecially interested to see the ones of Heaton Manor. I went to Heaton High School, which it replaced and also the ones my old stomping ground around the upper part of Newton Road.
Thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteI also went to that school although it was called Heaton Manor by the time I got there. They pulled the school down the year I left and it looks all shiny and new now. It was a terrible mess when I was there.
Funnily enough they also pulled down North View Junior School the year I left. I did'nt break it, honest! :)
Are you sure?
ReplyDelete2 schools, which we both attended, both closed. They were O.K. when I left !!! LOL Uum!!!
Alright, you caught me out, it was me! :)
ReplyDeleteHeaton School was'nt in as bad a state as North View. For my entire stint at North View we were not allowed outside at playtime if it was windy due slates regularly falling from the roof.
Thankyou very much for the pictures. I like the way you capture your pictures. Things have changed so much! Thanks once again i was really happy to see those pictures.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome.
ReplyDeletePictures of my old house, school and the Spinney where I used to play - absolutely fantastic and they bring back so many memories.
ReplyDeleteThanks ILuvNUFC!
No problem.
ReplyDeleteI go to Heaton Manor school every thursday with my son, as his football team trains there, and the memories come flooding back for me too!
I remember North View School, went there from 1980-84 until it was demolished and was moved to Hotspur. Seem to remember the dinner hall being closed for ages because the ceiling had caved in! Would love to see some pics of the old place.
ReplyDeleteI left North View for Heaton Manor in 1984. I reckon I will probably know you.
ReplyDeleteThere are a couple of links to older photos of North View school at the bottom of my Heaton page.
this just makes me think how nice my home is :) could you please put some pictures of jesmond park west, denewell avenue and eastlads on? that would be great if you could.
ReplyDeleteI'll probably be up there this afternoon so I'll grab a few photos then. I'll announce on the front page when they are up on the site.
ReplyDeleteI was brought up in Teesdale Gardens I have 2 brothers now aged 80 plus they also attended Cragside School as it was built for the new houses I was pleased to see St Georges Pres Church I attended the Sunday School there and always the Saturday night Dances 50 years ago I was married at that Church I have since moved to Richmond in North Yorkshire but remember many happy memories of living on High Heaton
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