Jesmond Dene, glen

HER Number:
5699

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond Dene, glen

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Garden Feature

Site Type: Specific:
Garden Feature

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Artificially created "glen" to enhance the setting of Jesmond Dene Mill (HER 1402). The rocky bed of the Ouseburn was blasted away and a monumental range of naturalistic stones have been placed in the centre of the burn.

Easting:
425750

Northing:
567210

Grid Reference:
NZ425750567210

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5699 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004, notes by Fiona Green