Fenham Hall, Park

HER Number

5243

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Fenham Hall, Park

Place

Fenham

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Park

Site Type: Specific

Landscape Park

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Mature trees now provide a fine context for the buildings. Formerly the park had woodland walks, lawns, a fish pond, an ice house, a ha-ha. Shown on Gibson's plan of 1788.

Easting

422000

Northing

565400

Grid Reference

NZ422000565400

Sources

<< HER 5243 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 24