Dunston Hill House, gardener’s cottage
Dunston Hill House, gardener’s cottage
HER Number
19047
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Dunston Hill House, gardener’s cottage
Place
Whickham
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Estate Building
Site Type: Specific
Estate Cottage
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
This gardener's cottage is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map located to the southwest of the walled garden. It was built of coursed squared rubble and largely demolished in the later 20th century. The lower part of the south-west gable and a large fireplace survived. The remains were recorded prior to clearance in 2021.
Easting
421870
Northing
561253
Grid Reference
NZ421870561253
Sources
ASDU 2021, Dunston Hill Hospital, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: archaeological building recording. ASDU report 5509.