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Howard Street
"In 1796 John Wright (1730-1806), lawyer and property developer, purchased 50 acres of land between Norfolk Street and Newcastle Street from Frederick Howard, fifth Earl of Carlisle, for the development of the New Town of North Shields. He developed several elegant streets and it is suggested Northumberland Place, Northumberland Square and Howard Street were originally part of a high-status street scheme that Wright and his sons devised and implemented before selling freehold buildings plots to individuals. A substantial mansion, Wakefield House, was built by George Wakefield (around 1764-1806, banker) as the northern vista to the intended grand principal way from Howard Street to Northumberland Square, but due to financial difficulties and the death of George Wakefield, it was demolished in the 1800s. Northumberland Place and the south foot of Howard Street, below Saville Street, were developed first with housing and public buildings, with the earliest documentary evidence for Northumberland Place an 1800 release for premises. Between 1810 and 1816 Northumberland Square began development as a residential garden square when houses were built on the site of Wakefield House, re-using its materials and stylistically matching those already built on Northumberland Place. Further housing, public buildings and churches were built on Howard Street and Northumberland Square through the mid- to late C19...." (Historic England[1])
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Salvation Army Citadel, Howard Street, North Shields
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Former Free Methodist chapel, Howard Street, North Shields
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Salvation Army Citadel, Howard Street, North Shields
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Former Free Methodist chapel, Howard Street, North Shields
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
