Jesmond, Jesmond Towers, gymnasium and music block

HER Number:
14789

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Jesmond Towers, gymnasium and music block

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Sports Building

Site Type: Specific:
Gymnasium (Sports)

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19-20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The southern section was originally part of a farmstead. It has been extended three times to the north, lastly by Dunn Hansom & Fenwicke 1922-5 for the Filles de la Sagesse. Single storey. It features a timbered ceiling with exposed trusses. The windows are timber sashes. The top light is bottom hung and opens inwards.

Easting:
2530

Northing:
6718

Grid Reference:
NZ25306718

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Cyril Winskell and AJT Environmental Consultants, 2010, Conservation Plan for Jesmond Towers Estate, pp 72-73; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, La Sagesse, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Buildings Recording