Jesmond Towers, convent

HER Number

14787

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Jesmond Towers, convent

Place

Jesmond

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Religious House

Site Type: Specific

Nunnery

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Imposing continuation of the adjoining late Gothic Revival chapel. Designed by Dunn Hansom & Fenwicke (who designed the Catholic cathedral in Newcastle) 1938 for the Filles de la Sagesse. Sandstone with slate roof. Three storeys with basement. Elegant arrangement of windows.

Easting

425340

Northing

567160

Grid Reference

NZ425340567160

Sources

Cyril Winskell and AJT Environmental Consultants, 2010, Conservation Plan for Jesmond Towers Estate, pp 66-67; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, La Sagesse, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Buildings Recording