Gosforth Park, walled gardens

HER Number

9978

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Gosforth Park, walled gardens

Place

North Gosforth

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Garden

Site Type: Specific

Walled Garden

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The two walled gardens in Gosforth Park were used to grow produce for use in Brandling House. The walls were heated so that fruit could be grown in the northern climate. Today one of the gardens is incorporated in to a garden centre. In the brick walls of this garden 12 pairs of sandstone blocks with iron rings can be found. The second garden had sandstone walls and the entrance gate is topped by an arched stone lintel. This garden is now disused. LOCAL LIST

Easting

424290

Northing

571610

Grid Reference

NZ424290571610

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2013, Newcastle Race Course at High Gosforth Park, North Gosforth, Tyne and Wear - archaeological desk based assessment; AAG Archaeology, 2016, Gosforth Park Walled Garden- Building Recording; AAG Archaeology, 2016, Gosforth Park Northern Walled Garden- Evaluation; AAG Archaeology, 2017. Archaeological Watching Brief 2017: Southern Walled Garden, Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, HER4867