Jesmond Dene, Blackberry Crag (quarry)
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
Mineral Extraction Site
Site Type: Specific
Sandstone Quarry
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
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 Armstrong's original stone edged path survives through this area (in other parts of the Dene the paths have been replaced by tarmac).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
425520
Northing
567310
Grid Reference
NZ425520567310
Sources
<< HER 5710 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004