Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate behind Millfield House
Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate behind Millfield House
HER Number
5682
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate behind Millfield House
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Regulation Installation
Site Type: Specific
Sluice Gate
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Sluice gate and decorative stone walls to north of Millfield House. This was the site of the mill pond associated with Busy Cottage Corn Mill (HER 4137). The sluice gate allows the mill race to run under Millfield House through a well-constructed stone tunnel. Presumably contemporary with the mill (1855).
Easting
426190
Northing
566310
Grid Reference
NZ426190566310
Sources
<< HER 5682 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004