Jesmond Dene, glen

HER Number

5699

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Jesmond Dene, glen

Place

Jesmond

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Garden Feature

Site Type: Specific

Garden Feature

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Artificially created "glen" to enhance the setting of Jesmond Dene Mill (HER 1402). The rocky bed of the Ouseburn was blasted away and a monumental range of naturalistic stones have been placed in the centre of the burn.

Easting

425750

Northing

567210

Grid Reference

NZ425750567210

Sources

<< HER 5699 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004, notes by Fiona Green