Underhill is a large and imposing detached house, located at 99 Kells Lane in the
Low Fell
Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/ Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the ...
district of
Gateshead
Gateshead () 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, ...
,
north-east England,
United Kingdom
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. Built primarily from
sandstone
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in
Victorian architectural style, it was the home of
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan from
1869
Events January
* January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan.
* January 5 – Scotland's second oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded.
* January 20 – Elizabe ...
–
1883
Events
January
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* January 16 – ...
, and is the first domestic property in the world to be illuminated by electric
light bulb
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* ''Electric Light'' (album), a 2018 album by James Bay
* Electric Light ( ...
.
Previously used as a school, it is currently used as retirement sheltered housing.
References
Buildings and structures in Gateshead
Grade II* listed buildings in Tyne and Wear
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