Jesmond Towers, West Lodge

HER Number

13428

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Jesmond Towers, West Lodge

Place

Jesmond

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Garden Building

Site Type: Specific

Gate Lodge

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

West Lodge was built by Charles Mitchell in the 1870s. It stood at the junction of the carriageway to Jesmond Towers and Jesmond Dene Road. The tree-lined driveway became Towers Avenue around 1935.

Easting

425010

Northing

567120

Grid Reference

NZ425010567120

Sources

Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 52