Jesmond Dene, Blackberry Crag (quarry)

HER Number:
5710

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond Dene, Blackberry Crag (quarry)

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Quarry

Site Type: Specific:
Sandstone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Former sandstone quarry later used by Armstrong as a Chinese garden - some bamboo plants still survive. An arch has been built into the quarry edge and then packed with stones, to bridge a gap in the rock. Armstrong's original stone edged path survives through this area (in other parts of the Dene the paths have been replaced by tarmac).

Easting:
2552

Northing:
6731

Grid Reference:
NZ25526731

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5710 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004