South Dean Tower, Saltwell Park

HER Number

12017

District

Gateshead

Site Name

South Dean Tower, Saltwell Park

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Detached House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

The home of William Wailes (stained glass manufacturer). Wailes went on to build Saltwell Towers (HER 8261) a short distance to the north. The crematorium now occupies the site of South Dean or Dene Tower.

Easting

425360

Northing

560660

Grid Reference

NZ425360560660

Sources

Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Saltwell Conservation Area, p 65; Ordnance Survey Fist Edition 1858