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Description: | This photograph shows Ryton Village looking north east from fields where the Park Field Housing Estate now stands. The large building to the left of the photograph with with greenhouses and stables is Ryton House, not to be confused with Ryton Hall, the Rectory situated next to Holy Cross Church. Ryton House was built in the 18th century with arched windows of a similar style to the White House, leading many to believe they were built at the same time (Meadows & Waterson, 1993). For many years the house was the home of the Humble Family who were prominent figures in local government. Later the house became a conservative club and a market garden was run from the grounds of the house. The house was demolished in the 1960s to make way for Ryton Hall Drive Estate. The boundary wall can still be seen next to the White House opposite Ryton Village Green. The image is taken from one of a number of glass plate negatives collected by W.A. Cocks of Ryton. W.A. Cocks was a keen local historian, archaeologist and an inveterate collector. He not only collected and played pipes, but also made them. He helped to produce the first ever book of plans for making Northumbrian pipes and researched extensively into the history of the pipes in the region. His collection of glass plates date from the late 1890s to the 1950s. Many of the early images were taken by J.P. Dalton, Surveyor to Ryton Urban District Council between 1898 and 1905. The plates are numbered and an annotated notebook in Cock's hand accompanies the collection from which title and date information is taken. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.asaplive.com/Lco/Lco.cfm?ccs=629&cs=2674&Preview=1 | Publisher: | Gateshead Council | Rights holder: | Gateshead Council | Subjects: | Terraced housing Large Houses | Source: | iSee Gateshead | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://isee.gateshead.gov.uk/detail.php?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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