Arguably the most notable resident of Low Fell was Sir Joseph Swan.
Swan, most famous as the inventor of the incandescent light–bulb (though also instrumental in improvements to photographic film and rechargeable batteries), lived at Underhill, 99 Kells Lane in Low Fell between 1869 and 1883.

Arthur Holmes was a geologist of international reputation and an early proponent of the theory of continental drift.
He pioneered the use of radiometric dating of minerals and was the first earth scientist to grasp the mechanical and thermal implications of mantle convection, which led eventually to the acceptance of plate tectonics, and has a blue plaque outside his childhood home on Primrose Hill.

Other notable former residents include J. Thomas Looney, an elementary school master  whose controversial text 'Shakespeare Identified' founded the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship and Thomas Wilson, a local poet most famous for his 1843 work The Pitman's Pay.
Ruth Dodds was a prominent Labour politician in Gateshead who, along with her sisters Hope and Sylvia Dodds, funded the building of the Little Theatre Gateshead.
All three lived in Low Fell their entire lives.

Socialist singer/songwriter Alex Glasgow, the so–called "bard of Tyneside", is best remembered for writing and singing the theme tune to the BBC television classic When the Boat Comes In.
Glasgow lived at 59 Church Road in Low Fell until he emigrated to Australia in 1981.
A Gateshead Blue Plaque was erected on the wall of his old house in February 2006 England international cricketer Graham Onions lives in Low Fell having previously played for nearby Gateshead Fell Cricket Club.
Arguably the most notable resident of Low Fell was Sir Joseph Swan. Swan, most famous as the inventor of the incandescent light–bulb (though also instrumental in improvements to photographic film and rechargeable batteries), lived at Underhill, 99 Kells Lane in Low Fell between 1869 and 1883.
Arthur Holmes was a geologist of international reputation and an early proponent of the theory of continental drift. He pioneered the use of radiometric dating of minerals and was the first earth scientist to grasp the mechanical and thermal implications of mantle convection, which led eventually to the acceptance of plate tectonics, and has a blue plaque outside his childhood home on Primrose Hill.
Other notable former residents include J. Thomas Looney, an elementary school master  whose controversial text 'Shakespeare Identified' founded the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship and Thomas Wilson, a local poet most famous for his 1843 work The Pitman's Pay. Ruth Dodds was a prominent Labour politician in Gateshead who, along with her sisters Hope and Sylvia Dodds, funded the building of the Little Theatre Gateshead. All three lived in Low Fell their entire lives.
Socialist singer/songwriter Alex Glasgow, the so–called "bard of Tyneside", is best remembered for writing and singing the theme tune to the BBC television classic When the Boat Comes In. Glasgow lived at 59 Church Road in Low Fell until he emigrated to Australia in 1981. A Gateshead Blue Plaque was erected on the wall of his old house in February 2006 England international cricketer Graham Onions lives in Low Fell having previously played for nearby Gateshead Fell Cricket Club.
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