Bessie Surtees House is the name of two merchants’ houses on Newcastle’s Quayside that were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The buildings are a fine and rare example of Jacobean domestic architecture. An exhibition detailing the history of the buildings can be found on the first floor. The site is also home to the North East regional branch of English Heritage.
The house is best known as the scene of the elopement of Bessie Surtees and John Scott, who later became Lord Chancellor.
In July 2009 it was targeted by graffiti vandals who extensively spray-painted the roof with the tags "LG", "GRIM" and "KAME".