Old Ryhope
Village Green from the West
Early Ryhope was three streets situated around the triangle of the village green, the eastern side was formed by The Forge, three cottages, the Ship Inn, The Albion, the Butchers, Sun Inn, Town End farm and the Parsonage and was on the Sunderland to Seaham coast road.
The northern edge of the green
was and still is the Sunderland to Stockton (old A19, now A1018
road) Consisting of Houses and stone built cottages, at one end
there was the Salutation Inn (now Demolished) and at the other end was the old church which
became the village school when St Paul's church was built and now
it is up for sale.
On the Southern edge of the
green there was the Ryhope Hall which was burnt down and is now
Cranston Place, The Manor House, The Farmers Club, to the side
and behind of the club there was the cattle market where the
farmers sold their stock then went for 'refreshments' and a chat
at the club, the market has now been replaced by the Co-op
Funeral Parlour, next to this there were a few stone built
cottages now replaced by The Gables (Clarks the Dentist), (his
family still live there), and Village House, then there is High farm and cottage, South farm, the Derwenthurst
Club, the Co-op Farm (now demolished and replaced by the
extension to the Derwenthurst club then Snowdon's farm (now demolished and replaced by Kilburn
Close).
In the early 19th century Ryhope Hall became a coaching inn for the rich gentry who used to come for the sea-bathing, the Hall had an unusual brick tower, stories are that it was built so that the then owner could spy over the high wall into the garden of The Manor house next door.
At the western end and on the green there was one Small stone built cottage this was the home of the 'reeve' a local official who was responsible for the letting of the green (common land) and the conduct of the people who used it, the last Reeve to live there was Henry Story, a local farmer, the cottage has since been demolished and in its place stands the "Cenotaph' in honour to the fallen of the two great world wars.
In 1856 began the changing of Ryhope with the sinking of the colliery.
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More old pictures to come later