Sheriff Hill
This led to the building of the first council housing estate in Gateshead. Alderman Hodkin laid the foundation stone on 27 October 1920; as work commenced the Alderman demonstrated the authority's concerns, telling the local newspaper that: "we can build houses, but we cannot build homes. Only the people themselves can do that and I hope that the spirit of ‘esprit de corps’ will prevail and this will be a model estate" Demand was highthere were 427 applicants for the first twenty eight houses builtand the council built further tracts of housing in a broad triangle between Sodhouse Bank, Ermine Crescent and The Avenue, although central government withdrew its promised funding. By 1936, most of the social housing available as of 2012 was in existence and provides accommodation to over half of the population of the suburb.
The Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation
The Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation (, ) established in 2005 by the Swiss Heritage Society (SHS) buys up abandoned buildings, restores them cautiously and afterwards rents them out as holiday homes. "Vacationing in a Listed Building" is a nonprofit organization and disposes the ZEWO-Seal of quality. The foundation is legally independent from the SHS and acts thus operational since 2008, however, "Vacationing in a Listed Building" is strongly committed to its values and is supported in the administrative tasks by SHS. The five- to seven-member Board of Trustees is composed of representatives of relevant areas (homeland security, tourism, fundraising, architecture, etc.). In addition, the Foundation is advised by an advisory board.