Dial Cottage

Dial Cottage is a Grade II* listed building located on the north side of Longbenton Great Lime Road. It consists of three houses that have been combined into one residence, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. The structure features two distinct builds: the earlier section is made of sandstone rubble with quoins, while the later section on the left is constructed from coursed squared sandstone, also with quoins. The roofs are pantiled and have rendered chimneys.

The cottage is one storey high with attics and has a total of two and four bays. There is a renewed door in the second bay, and doors in the third and sixth bays have been blocked. The building has flat stone lintels above the doors, renewed sash windows with projecting stone sills, and two half-dormers. A sundial dated 1816 is set at a slight angle above the door, along with a memorial tablet dedicated to George Stephenson, who lived here from 1803 to 1815 and is said to have made the sundial. He built his first locomotive, Blucher, at the nearby colliery wagon shops, and on July 25th, 1814, it was placed on the adjacent wagonway, as noted in the inscription above the door.