Jesmond, Jesmond Towers, West Lodge

HER Number:
13428

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, 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:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

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:
2501

Northing:
6712

Grid Reference:
NZ25016712

Lats/Lons:

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