St. Cuthbert's Village,
Gateshead

St. Cuthberts Terrace, Bensham, c1970
Photographer:  Manders, Frank
Date:  2/12/1970
iSee Gateshead Old Pictures Ref:  GL005219

The parallel steep streets were Catherine Street, Frederick Street, Edith Street, Wharton Street, Hood Street, Robert Street, Mary Street, Palmer Street, Dorney Street

St Cuthbert's Village was a failure. Built in 1970, it was demolished 25 years later. The above conventional, albeit, steep street could have been gutted inside and modernised for far less cost and a significantly better result. The Victorians built streets like this so that water would run away. Houses built across the hill, early on, often lead to water ingress...the houses damning the flow of water downhill. This, with modern drainage and building methods, is no longer a problem

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Prime Minister Harold Wilson inspecting a model of St. Cuthberts Village 1970
Photographer:  Unknown
Date:  17/04/1970
Reference Number:  LS000214
Harold Wilson and Council members inspecting a model of the proposed St. Cuthbert's Village 17th April 1970.


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St. Cuthberts Village, Bensham, c1970
Photographer:  Unknown
Date:  C1970
iSee Gateshead Old Pictures Ref:  GL005220




St. Cuthberts Court, Bensham, 1970
Photographer:  Unknown
Date:  17/4/1970
Reference Number:  GL005215



Then

Now, the tall tower block remains but the lower storeyed blocks of flats and walkways replaced by modern private houses on conventional streets

           Gateshead Old Pictures of St Cuthberts Village brought to you by

           The Felling Heritage Group