Ferndene Park

HER Number

7670

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Ferndene Park

Place

Ryton

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Park

Site Type: Specific

Public Park

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Municipal park. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE could have been villa garden for Ryton Towers (HER 11938) mostly laid out in 1960s. Dene is of interest. There were boat trips to visit the garden from Newcastle up to the 1950s. LOCAL LIST

Easting

415460

Northing

564440

Grid Reference

NZ415460564440

Sources

Gateshead Council Local List X20/LLG/19; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Ryton Conservation Area, pp 9-11