Walbottle is a village in Tyne and Wear. It is a western suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne. The village name, recorded in 1176 as "Walbotl", is derived from the Old English botl (building) on Hadrian's Wall. There are a number of Northumbrian villages which are suffixed "-bottle".
Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, refers to a royal estate called Ad Murum near the Roman Wall where, in 653 AD, the King of the Middle Angles, Peada, and the King of the East Saxons, Sigeberht, were both baptised as Christians by Bishop Finan, having been persuaded to do so by King Oswy of Northumbria. Historians have identified Ad Murum as a possible reference to Walbottle.[1]
Ann Potter, the mother of Lord Armstrong, the famous industrialist, was born at Walbottle Hall in 1780 and lived there until 1801.
Notable peopleedit
Both George Stephenson and Timothy Hackworth, who can fairly be called the joint fathers of steam railways, worked at Walbottle Colliery in the early 19th century.[2] The railway pioneer William Hedley also worked in the colliery.[3]
Nixon introduced wrought iron rails (rather than cast iron) with a square cross-section on the Walbottle coal Railroad in 1803.[4]
Born in Walbottle
Thomas Tommy Browell (1892–1955), professional footballer.
Richard Armstrong (author) (1903–1986), who wrote for both adults and children. He was the winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1948 for his book Sea Change. He is also known for a biography of Grace Darling in which he challenges the conventional story: Grace Darling: Maid and Myth. He is often described on the cover of his books as "author and mariner".
William Wilson (1809–1862). Mechanical Engineer who pioneered railways in Germany in the nineteenth century.
Worked in Walbottle
David Besford, ( 1946 - ) former pupil of Walbottle Grammar School, returned to spend seven years as Head Teacher.
William Robert Messer, ( 1948 - ) former pupil of Walbottle Grammar School (1959-1966) returned as Head of Art and Design from 1980 to 2008. Involved in the rebuild of Walbottle Campus 2006–2008.
Referencesedit
^Memoirs Chiefly Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Northumberland: Miscellaneous papers.
^"DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland".
^"William Hedley | Science Museum Group Collection".
walbottle, village, tyne, wear, western, suburb, newcastle, upon, tyne, village, name, recorded, 1176, walbotl, derived, from, english, botl, building, hadrian, wall, there, number, northumbrian, villages, which, suffixed, bottle, halllocation, within, tyne, w. Walbottle is a village in Tyne and Wear It is a western suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne The village name recorded in 1176 as Walbotl is derived from the Old English botl building on Hadrian s Wall There are a number of Northumbrian villages which are suffixed bottle WalbottleWalbottle HallWalbottleLocation within Tyne and WearOS grid referenceNZ175665Metropolitan boroughNewcastle upon TyneMetropolitan countyTyne and WearRegionNorth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNEPostcode districtNE15Dialling code0191PoliceNorthumbriaFireTyne and WearAmbulanceNorth EastUK ParliamentNewcastle upon Tyne NorthList of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54 59 35 N 1 43 41 W 54 993 N 1 728 W 54 993 1 728Bede in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People refers to a royal estate called Ad Murum near the Roman Wall where in 653 AD the King of the Middle Angles Peada and the King of the East Saxons Sigeberht were both baptised as Christians by Bishop Finan having been persuaded to do so by King Oswy of Northumbria Historians have identified Ad Murum as a possible reference to Walbottle 1 Ann Potter the mother of Lord Armstrong the famous industrialist was born at Walbottle Hall in 1780 and lived there until 1801 Notable people editBoth George Stephenson and Timothy Hackworth who can fairly be called the joint fathers of steam railways worked at Walbottle Colliery in the early 19th century 2 The railway pioneer William Hedley also worked in the colliery 3 Nixon introduced wrought iron rails rather than cast iron with a square cross section on the Walbottle coal Railroad in 1803 4 Born in WalbottleThomas Tommy Browell 1892 1955 professional footballer Richard Armstrong author 1903 1986 who wrote for both adults and children He was the winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1948 for his book Sea Change He is also known for a biography of Grace Darling in which he challenges the conventional story Grace Darling Maid and Myth He is often described on the cover of his books as author and mariner William Wilson 1809 1862 Mechanical Engineer who pioneered railways in Germany in the nineteenth century Worked in WalbottleDavid Besford 1946 former pupil of Walbottle Grammar School returned to spend seven years as Head Teacher William Robert Messer 1948 former pupil of Walbottle Grammar School 1959 1966 returned as Head of Art and Design from 1980 to 2008 Involved in the rebuild of Walbottle Campus 2006 2008 References edit Memoirs Chiefly Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Northumberland Miscellaneous papers DMBI A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland William Hedley Science Museum Group Collection Haarman A 1891 Das Eisenhahn Geleise External links edit nbsp Media related to Walbottle at Wikimedia Commons Westerhope Online Community amp Radio permanent dead link nbsp This Tyne and Wear location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walbottle amp oldid 1104557150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
