Bessie Surtees House
Building in Tyne and Wear, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bessie Surtees House is the name of two merchants' houses on Newcastle's Sandhill, near to the river, that were built in the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] Though commonly referred to solely as Bessie Surtees House, the property actually consists of three distinct properties; Bessie Surtees House, Milbank House, and Maddison House. These names were given to the buildings by their 20th-century owner Lord Gort. 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 Historic England. It is a Grade I listed building.[2][3]
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Location in Tyne and Wear | |
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Location | Tyne and Wear, England |
Address | Bessie Surtees House, 41–44 Sandhill, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3JF |
Coordinates | 54.9686°N 1.6084°W / 54.9686; -1.6084 |
OS grid | NZ249637 |
Owner | Historic England |
The earliest record for the house on this site dates from 1465, when the house is recorded as being sold by Robert Rhodes, a local lawyer, to John Belt.[4]