Castle Farm Road, folly

Castle Farm Road, folly

HER Number
9088
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Castle Farm Road, folly
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
Site Type: Specific
Folly
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Folly, later farm building. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone. Gothic style.
2 storeys, one bay. Main south elevation has slit openings with flat stone
lintels and sills; battlements. Timber lintel to entrance in left return. Later
brick rear extension not of interest. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425490
Northing
567450
Grid Reference
NZ425490567450
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 9/138