As soloist and chamber musician tanfield has performed throughout europe, china, japan, india, canada, the middle east. Property details for the coachmans house tanfield hall. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Seeking information on john slater who married elizabeth gardiner in lanchester 2611766 and was buried in tanfield 1071781. Tanfield hall named tanfield on the map can be seen here on the north bank of the water of leith. Sandwell community history and archives service date. Lying on a hill in north west durham around 500 ft above sea level, there has been evidence of occupation since neolithic times. Thornfield hall gives us the account of the characters behind the scenes, in jane eyre. Local history tanfield county durham tanfield is an attractive rural area to the north of stanley the village was first recorded in 1179 as tamefeld, which in old english probably translates to field by the river team team meaning dark. Tanfield is a former mining village near stanley in county durham. Tanfield hall is a private dwelling on front street in tanfield, county durham. Tanfield, durham genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. In 1977, tanfield comprehensive was formed by the amalgamation of the existing school with shield row secondary school. On october 16th 1912, tanfield lea higher elementary school and pupil teaching centre came into being.
Property details for tanfield hall tanfield stanley dh9 9px. Precocious and studious, she was known from a young age for her learning and knowledge of languages. Tanfield, a chapelry, in the parish of chesterlestreet, union of lanchester, middle division, of chester ward, n division of durham, 7 miles sw from gateshead. The village has a long history, including a church daing back to the 10th century. Some people do not care a hoot about their geneology but i love it. Just north of tanfield house is edinburgh botanic gardens. Afternoon tea on the tanfield railway new girl in toon. Wallsend remembered covers a variety of memories by local author steve boundey. There had been a house, then called woodhall, on the site of hatfeild hall long before the hatfeilds came to stanley. Gas works appear to have been built on the site of tanfield hall and on the opposite bank of the water of leith. Stocksfield hall farmhouse, broomley and stocksfield.
They have a passion for the heritage of the house and the area, and take great pride in sharing tanfield house and its very special setting with those who want to design a unique and memorable wedding day. View all hotels near tanfield railway on tripadvisor. Tanfield the ideal location of choice for business. Nz 1855 stanley front street north side tanfield 18181 walls, piers, steps, 19750 gates and railings in front of tanfield hall gv i walls, piers, steps, gates and railings. Elizabeth tanfield cary, viscountess falkland 158561639 english dramatist, translator, and biographer. A small, very beautiful village on the edge of the yorkshire dales, where nothing and everything happens.
It was the manor house for the district between burnopfield and beamish with records dating back to 88, historically owned by the percy and shafto families. The manor of west tanfield formed part of the inheritance of his second daughter diana, who married first the earl of oxford and secondly thomas bruce earl of elgin. Afternoon teas tanfield railway the worlds oldest railway. The school then had about 1,300 pupils and 76 teachers, significantly larger than the numbers some 65 years before. Coursed squared sandstone walls with ashlar coping. History of tanfield, in derwentside and county durham. May 01, 2016 this book is a reimagining of the story of jane eyre and edward rochester seen through the eyes of the servants, essentially alice fairfax, the housekeeper at thornfield hall. Stanley, annfield plain, pontop, tanfield englands north east. This means that lots more information about the work of the. Tanfield has 23 houses on it with an average current value of. It is located 10 miles from newcastle upon tyne and 15 miles from durham.
Tanfield is a leading set in property law and a force to be reckoned with across all aspects of commercial and property law. Tanfield hall, stanley, county durham history in structure. The hillside village church is originally 10th century in date, though there are later alterations. Jane stubbs has very cleverly weaved the story of thornfield hall, around the events mentioned in the more famous book, jane eyre. The tanfield school board made a good job in picking this site, being central to a.
Wesleyan methodist parishes adjacent to west tanfield masham burneston. The three storey hall is a grade 2 listed building. West tanfield has 43 properties on it with an average current value of. A knowles and kenny history in context presentation. Standard life investments offices, inverleith canonmills, edinburgh. Wallsend local history society rising sun countryside park.
Tanfield lea photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The book recalls the places people used to live that have now long gone. Visit the railway transport officers desk area, complete with typewriter, field telephone, books and paperwork, message board and blackboard in andrews house station waiting room make sure to get your id card checked. We are shutting down all activities until further notice.
Tanfield hall is a grade ii listed building in stanley, county durham, england. On 18 th may 1843 the church split and nearly 200 of the assembly declared udi and walked out then down to tanfield hall in canonmills where, inevitably, they held a meeting. They have a passion for the heritage of the house and the area, and take great pride in sharing tanfield house and its very special setting with those who want to design a unique and memorable wedding day we love a stunning setting here at brides up north, so have. Tanfield is a former mining village in county durham, england, near stanley, and the location of tanfield railway, the causey arch and tanfield school.
Woodhall was owned by robert fleming in the 14th century, whose estates passed via his daughter, cicely, the wife of robert waterton, to her son, also. Old marley hill gateshead tyne and wear ne16 5et tel. Throughout the 20th century tanfield school has been associated with innovation, dedication and success. Welcome to tanfield associations website click here to find out why you should join this group and help tanfield school. Elizabeth tanfield cary was the first woman to publish a fulllength original play in. Further north again is another small hamlet called kip hill with a handful of houses around a road junction, and the blue bell public house.
Not just on high profile main line passenger trains, but even on the varied colliery and industrial railways that were such a major part of the north east landscape. Tanfield railway gateshead 2020 all you need to know. Building information from bdp built in the 1980s as a singleoccupier corporate office, tanfields deepplan floorplates and monolithic form made it unsuitable for letting to multiple tenants. The tanfield tomb and weeper in the church of john the baptist, burford, oxfordshire, england uk. Margarets was built circa ad900 by the monks of chester lestreet and predates durham cathedral. Elizabeth cary nee tanfield, viscountess falkland 15851639, was an english poet, translator and dramatist. Thornbrough, thornborough, nosterfield, and binscoe. Stanley is a relatively new town, but evidence of a roman cattle station was discovered by sir nicholas tempest in 1730 when the remains of a camp and coins, swords, spears and pottery were found in the area between where the go northern bus depot in high street stands and stanley hall farm. Originally published by nichols and son, london, 1820.
West tanfield lies on the banks of the river ure, where the main route from ripon once crossed the river via a ferry and later a bridge. Chapelry of tanfield pages 219236 the history and antiquities of the county palatine of durham. In 1879 2, stanley was listed as a hamlet under tanfield. Tanfield hall was at canonmills, about 14 mile to the nw of canonmills loch in this engraving. History of mining towns and villages in the stanley area of north west durham.
Preservation history by the late 1960s it was becoming apparent that steam was soon to be a thing of the past on our railways. It is connected by mineral railways with the tyne, and has a post office under tantobie r. History of tanfield, in derwentside and county durham map. Any information on john or elizabeth gardiner,who was buried in tanfield. Property details for tanfield hall tanfield stanley dh9. West tanfield, yorkshire family history guide parishmouse. Historical person search search search results results robert tanfield 1829 19 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. This book is a reimagining of the story of jane eyre and edward rochester seen through the eyes of the servants, essentially alice fairfax, the housekeeper at thornfield hall. Tanfield, a village, a township, and an ecclesiastical parish in durham. Preservation history tanfield railway the worlds oldest. Experience the captivating barter book store alnwick, uncover enthralling victorian and edwardian history at beamish, and journey on the tanfield railway to charming alnwick. Another section describes how young people used to play in ways very different from today. After reading jane eyre and wuthering heights, i had always found the protagonist in jane eyre to be uptight and judgmental.
X31 from newcastle, gateshead and stanley stop at the andrews house entrance to the site. Pennsylvania had the highest population of tanfield families in 1880. The community expanded in association with coal mining, with a number of local colleries established in the 18th and 19th centuries. The most tanfield families were found in the uk in 1891. Engraving from old and new edinburgh tanfield hall. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of tanfield lea. It was the parish church of beamish hall, former home to the eden, joicey and shafto families.
View all attractions near tanfield railway on tripadvisor. Later work saw the gym and sports hall refurbished to create facilities that are enjoyed both by students in school and community groups through afterschool bookings. The other 1700s beamish wooden waggonway was a branch of the tanfield way, running northwest from beamish mary pit nz2053 towards the blue bell inn and causey hall. Tanfield, a village, a chapelry, and a subdistrict, in the district and county of durham. It is situated north of stanley and annfield plain, close to the river derwent and is 564 feet above sea level. West tanfield is an ancient parish in the north riding of the county of yorkshire. Margarets was built circa ad900 by the monks of chesterlestreet and predates durham cathedral. To the east of beamish hall and following the stream for almost a mile you. Burnopfield is a village in county durham, in england.
This land was focused on stanley hall which once stood on a hill top near the. The oil gas company failed in 1839 and their vacated premises became tanfield hall, where the first assembly of the free church of scotland was held in 1843. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. An important part of north east history, the railway dates back to 1725 when the line was built to transport coal from colleries in the tanfield area to the river tyne for shipment and, if youre keen to learn more, the marley hill engine shed is the oldest working engine shed in the world where you can take a closer look at the steam engines. Stanley, annfield plain, pontop and tanfield, kyo and causey arch. This 7 bed freehold detached house is located at tanfield hall, tanfield, stanley dh9 9px and has an estimated current value of.
Tanfield s high school education was at clifton college, bristol, he studied under igor ozim, felix andrievski, alberto lysy, herman krebbers and yehudi menuhin. Genealogy profile for francis tanfield of gayton francis tanfield 1508 1558 genealogy genealogy for francis tanfield 1508 1558 family tree on geni, with over 200. Elizabeth tanfield cary project gutenberg selfpublishing. Cary, elizabeth tanfield, viscountess falkland critical. St nicholas ce school is located in the village and is within the catchment area of bedale high school for secondary education. This property is located at tanfield hall farm, west tanfield, ripon hg4 5lg and has an estimated current value of. It is working to fulfil the requirements of the new transparency code for smaller authorities which came in to force on 1st april 2015. Highlights visit the unique openair museum of beamish. The ministers who walked out sacrificed their livings and income.
There is a methodist church, which also has a village hall. This was about 64% of all the recorded tanfield s in the usa. It also features the many local schools, as well as sport, transport and community activities. The memorial hall serves as a venue for events in the village and was built as a monument to the men of west tanfield who died during the two world wars. Tanfield lea is a village north of stanley, county durham, england, and south of tantobie. This 15thcentury gatehouse was the entrance to the former tanfield castle, the defended riverside manor house of the knight john marmion. The chapelry of tanfield is bounded by the derwent, dividing it from the parish of ryton, on the north, by the parish of whickham on the north and northeast, by the chapelry of lamesley on the east, by chesterlestreet on the southeast, by chester and lanchester on the south, and by lanchestcr and the chapelry of medomsley on the west. Canonmills in 1843, the ministers walked in procession to tanfield hall when they broke away from the church of scotland to form the free church of scotland. Nz 1855 stanley front street north side tanfield 18180 tanfield hall 19750 gv ii house. During his career as a town planner he has developed a great interest in local history, historic buildings and especially how an area changes over time. The tanfield family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. In 120240ad stanley formed the site of a roman cattle camp to supply the camps at newcastle and south shields and was surrounded by a ditch vallum and a turf wall to protect the cattle with rough stone huts for the soldiers.
Tanfield st margaret was created 1768 from a former chapelry in chester le street, durham ancient parish and originally included beamish, lintz green, tanfield, shield row. An historic steam train on tanfield railway in county durham. Tanfield village is the oldest of the settlements in the stanley town council area, and was for many years the commercial and religious centre of the area. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Hatfeild hall was built between 1598 and 1608 for gervase hatfeild and his wife grace formerly grace savile of stanley hall.
Property details for tanfield hall farm west tanfield ripon. Online and phone contacts will be maintained but all else will stop. The parish council welcomes you to its website and hopes that you find the information that you are looking for. The present structure in marmion court was built in 1965. In 1880 there were 9 tanfield families living in pennsylvania. The earliest notice of stanley occurs in the almoners book of the convent of durham. Hobart and i, being the youngest, he took with him everywhere he. Such an interesting take on the original book by charlotte bronte and both well worth the read.