Throckley Hall

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Edited by VideoGuru:https://videoguru.page.link/Best • William Haswell Stephenson was born in Throckley Hall in 1836 and lived there until his death in 1918. • He was wealthy from the family coal business, Throckley Coal Company, and was Mayor of Newcastle three times and Lord Mayor four times. He was knighted in 1900 at Windsor Castle. • An enduring legacy • He was well known for modernising local government in his day and became known as “the father of the council.” However, his enduring legacy to the people was a series of public libraries and monuments which still stand in Newcastle today. • He funded Newcastle’s first branch library, the Stephenson Library in Elswick, which opened in 1896 at a cost of £4,000. It was followed by Lady Stephenson Library, named after his late wife, in 1908 which later became known as Walker Library and closed in 2013 before being converted to business premises. • He also funded a bronze statue of Queen Victoria by Alfred Gilbert to commemorate 500 years of the office of Sheriff. It was unveiled in 1903 and still stands today in St Nicholas Square near Newcastle Cathedral. • #Throckley

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