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Shipley was a rather enigmatic person about whom little is known. He was born in Gateshead, near High Street. He was a solicitor in the Newcastle firm of Hoyle, Shipley and Hoyle. From 1884 until his death, he leased Saltwell Park House, now known as Saltwell Towers. Shipley's main passion was art and collecting paintings.
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Outer wall, William IV public house, High Street, Gateshead. [29] 1995 Born and bred in Gateshead, [30] Ridley was a coal miner who was less notable in his lifetime than his brother [31] but is now remembered as composer and performer of the Blaydon Races. The plaque is located on the site of his former home. [32] William Wailes
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The town of Gateshead was an ancient borough, having been granted a charter in 1164 from Hugh Pudsey, the Bishop of Durham. [5] The borough's functions were relatively limited until 1836, when it was made a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised how most boroughs operated across the country.
Gateshead (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ t s (h) ɛ d /) is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England.It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
Famous residents (past and present) of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .