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Miscellaneous plans

Reference: D/XP 172 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous plans Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Building sites at Crossgate Head and Neville's Cross, Durham

Covering Dates: 1850s-1873

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Messrs J B Chapman and John Forster (Ref: D/XP 172)

See also D/X 1039
John Forster (whose father was a mayor of Durham) was an architect and builder. In the 1870s he bought land in the Neville's Cross area to be developed as "The Avenue" where he built his own house "The Tower". He was also involved in building on the new North Road in the 1880s.

Ref: D/XP 172/1

Ordnance Survey plan XXVII.1, n.d. [1850s] Shows area in which building sites are situated
(1 plan, 105cm x 70cm, coloured, printed)

Ref: D/XP 172/2

Plan of land (two copies) situate between Crossgate Head and Neville's Cross, Durham, belonging to Messrs J B Chapman & John Forster as laid out in building sites for sale, drawn by John Forster, Durham, 1873 Shows proposed new streets, including The Avenue; J B Chapman's villa and grounds; land belonging to R Ferguson; Neville's Cross toll bar
(2 plans, 104cm x 68cm, coloured, printed)



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