Jesmond Towers, gymnasium and music block

HER Number

14789

District

Newcastle

Site Name

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

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

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

425300

Northing

567180

Grid Reference

NZ425300567180

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