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Chapel Lane, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 8AD

This stone building, which is clearly shown on the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area published in 1865, was described in the 'Monkseaton Conservation Area Character Appraisal', published by North Tyneside Council in October 2006 as, "an important example of the more diminutive outhouses and cottages which must have characterised Bygate Road, Back Lane and The Fold before suburbanisation". During the 1840s it was said to have been known known as "Ramsay's Fort" because the owner, a certain Robert Ramsay, was supposed to have two imitation cannons on the roof, with the intention of frightening away the French should they ever invade". For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

Originally this single-storey stone-built property formed part of the outbuildings (byre, stable and turnip house) of Monkseaton Village Farm dating back to at least the 18th century. The building first came into use as a place of worship in 1899 when it was purchased by local dignitary and benefactor Col. T.W. Elliott, of nearby Monkseaton Cottage https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6765202, who converted the building into an Anglican church which in about 1913 came into the possession of the Methodist Church. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This post box dates from the reign of Elizabeth II and stands on Front Street next to a Fish & Chip Shop. The nearest Post Office is 125 metres away at 25 Cauldwell Lane. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

A shot of the village green from the front garden of 1 Chapel Lane (my birthplace), taken in 1957. Shows the Ship Inn on the left, the Co-Op store in the centre and the Black Horse on the right.

An artistic night-time shot of the Black Horse in Monkseaton. Taken from the upstairs window of 1 Chapel Lane by my father Terry Utterson in 1958.

When writing in his 1893-published book, 'Historical Notes on Cullercoats Whitley and Monkseaton', William Weaver Tomlinson said that in 1827, "the village supported three inns-the Black Horse, Three Horse Shoes and the Ship". The original Black Horse Inn was built in 1793 as a two-storey stone building, with a third floor being added later. In 1936 permission was granted for the building to demolished and replaced by the current building. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

In his 1893-book, 'Historical Notes on Cullercoats Whitley and Monkseaton', William Weaver Tomlinson wrote that, "in 1827 the village supported three inns-the Black Horse, Three Horse Shoes and the Ship". An earlier inn, the Seven Stars, which was still in use in 1814, was by then no longer open. The original Ship Inn, which according to the date stone on the façade of the current building was built in 1688, was situated at what is now the entrance to Lyndhurst Road. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northytnesidewalks.co.uk

This is one of ten surviving Sewer Gas Lamps erected in the Whitley Bay and Monkseaton area between 1900 and 1910 and is Grade II Listed. Although these lamps were once common features of our streets they are increasingly rare, and not withstanding its humble nature, it is an attractive gas standard with a cast-iron base, curved glass lantern and ladder rest at top. The lamp is also an example of a technology which once transformed everyday existence. The panel on the base states: 'Webb Lamp Company Ltd. Birmingham' and 'J.E.Webb's Patent Sewer Gas Destructer'. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk