Gatehouse

Gatehouse is a building in Gateshead, England. Gatehouse is situated nearby to Saltwell Cemetery, as well as near Bensham Hospital.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saltwell Towers and Saltwell Park.

Saltwell Towers

Historic building

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saltwell Park is a Victorian park in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Opened in 1876, the park was designed by Edward Kemp and incorporates the mansion and associated grounds of the Saltwellgate estate owner, William Wailes, who sold his estate to Gateshead Council for £35,000. Saltwell Towers is situated 2,700 feet east of Gatehouse.

Saltwell Park

Park

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Chad’s Church, Bensham

Church

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Chad's Church or Church of St Chad is an Anglican parish church in Bensham, Gateshead and a Grade II* listed building. It is a landmark visible from the East Coast Mainline and combines Arts and Crafts and late English Gothic revival architecture. St Chad’s Church, Bensham is situated 3,400 feet north of Gatehouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lobley Hill and Low Fell.

Lobley Hill

Suburb

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.

Low Fell

Suburb

Photo: Meetthefeebles, CC BY 3.0.

Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north.