Enjoy a glimpse of history about Tanfield in County Durham, North East England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
Pages 320 and 321 of this publication show us some of the individuals, businesses, and services based in Tanfield, Tantobie, Whiteley Head, Beamish, Causey Row, and Shield Row in the year 1879.
TANFIELD is a parochial chapelry, and consists of the hamlets of WHITELEY HEAD, BEAMISH, TANTOBIE, STANLEY and SHIELD ROW. The village is situated 8 miles south-west from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 7 north-west from Chester-le-Street and 12 north-west from Durham : it is a polling place for the Northern division of the county, in Chester-le-Street civil and Lanchester parishes, middle division of Chester ward, Lanchester union, Shotley Bridge county court district, rural deanery of Chester, archdeaconry and diocese of Durham. BURNOPIIELD and LINTZ GREEN, formerly parts of this parish, now form an ecclesiastical district. The river Team runs through the chapelry, and the North Eastern Railway Company conveys coals from several pits to the river Tyne and Jarrow docks for exportation : the nearest station is Lintz Green, 2$\frac{1}{2}$ miles distant. The church or chapel of St. Margaret is a stone building, rebuilt and enlarged in 1749, the chancel of the old chapel still remaining : the tower was rebuilt in 1853, at the expense of John Eden, esq. of Beamish Hall : the church consists of chancel, nave, aisles and square embattled tower, containing 2 bells, clock and sundial : it has a good organ and tablets to the Davison, Eden and Ripon families ; there are seats for 700 persons. The register dates from the year 1719. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £222, with handsome residence, in the gift of the Earl of Ravensworth and held by the Rev. Thomas Hewan Archdall, M.A. Trinity College, Dublin. The National school at Shield Row was erected in 1848, and contains 140 boys and girls. There is a Grammar school, partly endowed. Small charities, amounting to about £15, are distributed by the vicar and churchwardens to the poor of the parish. There are eleven collieries within this parish ; also coke ovens, stone quarries and brick and tile works. The Tanfield coals have a high reputation. Fairs are held on the 2nd of November and 12th of May for hiring servants. John Eden, esq. of Beamish Hall, is lord of the manor. The Earl of Ravensworth and the Marquis of Bute are the chief landowners ; there are several smaller proprietors. The soil is clayey ; subsoil, gravel and stone. The crops are of the usual kind. The acreage is 6,310 ; rateable value, £33,682 ; and the population in 1871 was 7,283, including the ecclesiastical parish of Burnopfield, which is given under a separate heading.
Tantobie is a small village in the parish of Tanfield, 1 mile south-west and 9 miles south-west from Newcastle : it contains a chapel for Wesleyans, a colliery and coke ovens. The Marquis of Bute is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil and subsoil are clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and pasture.
Whiteley Head is a small village 1$\frac{1}{4}$ miles south-west. Here is an extensive grease manufactory ; George Parkinson, of Sherburn, is the owner. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel here.
Beamish is 2$\frac{1}{2}$ miles east from the village of Tanfield. Beamish Hall, the seat of John Eden, esq. D.L. is 2 miles east-by-south from the village.
Causey Row, 1$\frac{1}{2}$ miles east, has a Wesleyan chapel.
Shield Row is 1$\frac{1}{2}$ miles south, and STANLEY is a small village adjoining it. There are chapels for Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists at Shield Row, also a Catholic chapel, erected in 1872. A handsome National school was erected at Stanley in 1867 ; services are regularly held in the school room on Sunday, conducted by the Rev. John Crennell, curate.
POST OFFICE, Tanfield.—Mrs. Mary Ann Watson, receiver. Letters arrive from Newcastle at 10 a.m.; dispatched at 3.55 p.m. Dipton is the nearest money order office
POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank, Stanley & Shield Row.—Andrew Mallams, receiver. Letters arrive from Chester-le-Street, at 11 a.m.; dispatched at 3.10 p.m
SCHOOLS:—
National School, Stanley, Miss Annie Wilson, mistress; Miss Elizabeth Godfrey, infants' mistress
Tanfield, Robert Agar, master; Miss Mary Clark, infants' mistress
CONVEYANCE FROM STANLEY TO NEWCASTLE, by William Bateman's break-van, every tues. thurs & sat
Tanfield.
Archdall Rev. Thomas Hewan, M.A. [vicar], Vicarage
Eden John, J.P., D.L. Beamish hall
Joicey Wm. James, Tanfield Lea house
COMMERCIAL.
Armstrong Robert, carrier, Mountsett
Armstrong Rt. jun. Plough, Mountsett
Armstrong Thomas, overman, East Tanfield colliery
Charlton John, farmer, Park nook
Clark Nathanl. land agent, Beamish pk
Clarkson Edward, joiner, Causey bank
Foreman Thos. blacksmith. Beamish burn
Forster John & Thos. frmrs. Town head
Foster David, bailiff to John Armstrong, esq. Tanfield Grange
Foster Elizabeth (Mrs.), Peacock
Henderson Matthew, grocer & blacksmith, Pickering nook
Hutchinson Wm. farmr. Causey bridge
Irwin Mattw. Joiners’ Arms, & cartwght
Jackson Catherine (Miss), farmer, Beamish burn
Jackson Mary (Mrs.), Black Horse, Beamish Red row
Johnson Jhn. farmr. Causey Hall bank
Laws George, farmer
Maddison Thos. farmr. Park Head grange
Pringle John, overman, Tanfield Lea
Pringle Thomas, viewer, Tanfield Lea
Pyburn William, tailor, Mutton house
Reed Matthew, farmer, Beamish burn
Ridley George, beer retailer, Causey
Ritson Wilson, overmn. Beamish colliery
Robinson Thomas, blacksmith
Robinson Wm. grocr. & butchr. Mountsett
Shipley Wm. viewer, East Castle colliery
Smailes Ralph, grocer, Causey
Turnbull James, overman, Andrews House colliery
Watson George, farmer, Tanfield lane
Watson William, butcher & farmer
Whiteley Head.
Brown Robert, Bird inn
Charlton Rbt. Prince of Wales, Flint hill
Gibson George Foster, grocer
Lishman Hugh, Waggon inn
Mitchell John, contractor, Hill top
Nixon Ralph, beer retailer, Flint hill
Porter Wm. & Jsph. grocers, Flint hill
Ramsey Robert, grocer, Flint hill
Ramsey William, butcher, Flint hill
Tantobie.
Arkless John, viewer
Batson Joseph, tailor
Carr Brothers, farmers, Wester Leith
Elliott John, Commercial hotel
Gibson Ann (Mrs.), grocer
Gladders William, Oak Tree inn
Home William Cameron, plasterer
Jackson Wm. joiner & cabinet maker
Johnson Thomas, viewer
Lawes Robert & Henderson, farmers, Wester Leith
Moffett Rt. Lawson, frmr. Wester Leith
Robinson Thos. frmr. Tanfield Leith hall
Tanfield District Co-operative Store (Thomas Nicholson, manager)
Wardell William, grocer
Watson John, boot & shoe maker
Stanley.
Bates George, Low Stanley
Hulme Rev. Jas. [Primitive Methodist]
Shields Rev. Rlph. [Primitive Methodist]
COMMERCIAL.
Bateman Wm. conveyance break owner
Clarkson John, Commercial inn
Fewster Robert, bailiff to David Burn, esq. Stanley Hall farm
Forster George, joiner
Forster John, bailiff to J. Joicey & Co. Shield Row farm
Foster James, Stanley inn
Gibson Anthony, farmer, Whistledown
Mallams Andrew, grocer & post office
Moore James, farmer, Gloweroerhim
Moore Wm. farmer, Shields row west
Oliver John, grocer
Ridley Mattw. linen & woollen draper
Scott Jas. grocer & draper, Havannah
Smith Thomas, slater
Tanfield District Co-operative Store (John Tell, manager)
Toes John, shoe maker
Turnbull Thos. farmer, Stanley Hill top
Watson Joseph, jun. butcher
Weatherburn Andrew, tailor
Whaley Joseph, hardwareman
Winship Sarah (Mrs.), grocer & draper
Shield Row.
Benson Thos. Simpson, Shield Row Hall
Armstrong George, innkeeper
Charlton John, beer retailer & farmer
Peacock Hannah (Mrs.), beer retailer
Reed William, grocer
Ridley George, registrar of births & deaths for Tanfield district & overseer for Tanfield parish, Stanley hall
Russell Frank, Blue Bell
Wylam Edward, farmer, Stanley edge
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