Jesmond Towers, West Lodge

HER Number:
13428

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond Towers, West Lodge

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Garden Building

Site Type: Specific:
Gate Lodge

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
West Lodge was built by Charles Mitchell in the 1870s. It stood at the junction of the carriageway to Jesmond Towers and Jesmond Dene Road. The tree-lined driveway became Towers Avenue around 1935.

Easting:
425010

Northing:
567120

Grid Reference:
NZ425010567120

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 52