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Bell's Close
Bell's Close is an area of Newcastle, immediately west of Scotswood and east of Lemington. Bell's Close, Lemmington and Sugley were originally 3 seperate villages, which became part of Newcastle in 1974, and are now more or less a continuous urban area. Originally little more than a farm, by the 19th century, Bell's Close had grown into a small settlement of terraced houses and cottages along the riverside, surrounded by clay and coal mines (including Montague Colliery), brickworks, copperas works and other factories. The village of Bell's Close had two churches; a Wesleyan Methodist Church built in 1839 (no longer exant) and St George’s RC Church was built in 1869 to meet the needs of the many Irish immigrant families who came to work in the riverside industries here. In the mid 19th century the Longboat Inn and the Rokeby Arms public houses were located here. Also, there was once a ferry, and later a wooden bridge, from Bell's Close to Canary Island (by what is now Lemington Gut).
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001790:Wesleyan Methodist Church Bell's Close Scotswood Unknown 1880?
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044298:Bell's Close Lemington City Engineers 1978
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001791:St. George's Church Bell Close Scotswood Unknown 1880?
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056378:St. George's Church Bell's Close Scotswood Unknown c.1890
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Tyne and Wear HER(17458): Lemington, Bell's Close, Rokeby Arms Public House
- "The Rokeby arms was run in the middle of the 1850s by Joseph Wren in conjunction with his butchery and grocery business. The property, like much of the area, was …
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Montagu Main Colliery (1750-1959)
- Montagu Main Colliery was located near Denton Burn, Scotswood and opened in 1750. From the 1860's it was owned by William Benson, later William Benson & Sons Ltd, up to …
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Newcastle’s Outer West (Newburn, Lemington, Bell’s Close and Sugley) in Maps and Photos
- "This book is published by St James’ Heritage & Environment Group but it was only possible with the help of many organisations and individuals who generously and freely
contributed images, …
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Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
001790:Wesleyan Methodist Church Bell's Close Scotswood Unknown 1880?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
044298:Bell's Close Lemington City Engineers 1978
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
001791:St. George's Church Bell Close Scotswood Unknown 1880?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
056378:St. George's Church Bell's Close Scotswood Unknown c.1890
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://www.twsitelines.info/…
Tyne and Wear HER(17458): Lemington, Bell's Close, Rokeby Arms Public House
- "The Rokeby arms was run in the middle of the 1850s by Joseph Wren in conjunction with his butchery and grocery business. The property, like much of the area, was …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Montagu Main Colliery (1750-1959)
- Montagu Main Colliery was located near Denton Burn, Scotswood and opened in 1750. From the 1860's it was owned by William Benson, later William Benson & Sons Ltd, up to …
from https://stjameschurchnewcastl…
Newcastle’s Outer West (Newburn, Lemington, Bell’s Close and Sugley) in Maps and Photos
- "This book is published by St James’ Heritage & Environment Group but it was only possible with the help of many organisations and individuals who generously and freely
contributed images, …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
